Peptidic chimeric antigen receptor T cell switches and uses thereof

ABSTRACT

Disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptor effector cells (CAR-ECs) and CAR-EC switches. The switchable CAR-ECs are generally T cells. The one or more chimeric antigen receptors may recognize a peptidic antigen on the CAR-EC switch. The CAR-ECs and switches may be used for the treatment of a condition in a subject in need thereof.

CROSS-REFERENCE

This application is a continuation of International Application No.PCT/US14/60684, filed Oct. 15, 2014, which claims the benefit ofpriority from U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61/891,347, filedOct. 15, 2013; U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61/895,704, filedOct. 25, 2013; U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 62/009,054, filedJun. 6, 2014; U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 62/030,526, filedJul. 29, 2014; and U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 62/030,514,filed Jul. 29, 2014; which are all incorporated by reference in theirentirety.

SEQUENCE LISTING

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Immunotherapies are becoming attractive alternatives to chemotherapies,including immunotherapies that use adoptive transfer of geneticallymodified T cells to “reteach” the immune system to recognize andeliminate malignant tumor cells. Genetically modified T cells expresschimeric antigen receptors, which generally consist of a signalingendodomain, a CD3-zeta transmembrane domain and an extracellularsingle-chain variable fragment (scFv) derived from a monoclonal antibodywhich gives the receptor specificity for a tumor-associated antigen on atarget malignant cell. Upon binding the tumor-associated antigen via thechimeric antigen receptor, the chimeric antigen receptor expressing Tcell (CAR T-cell) mounts an immune response that is cytotoxic to themalignant cell. Such therapies can circumvent chemotherapy resistanceand have been shown to be active against relapsed/refractory disease,resulting in sustained remissions for some chronic lymphocytic leukemia(CLL) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients. However, thesetherapies require further investigation and optimization, as they causedundesirable effects such as toxic lymphophenia, chronichypogammaglobulinemia for hematological targets, fatal off-targetcytolysis for solid tumor targets, persistent B cell aplasia with theuse of anti-CD19 antibody expressing CAR T-cells, and, in some cases,death.

Introduction of a switch, which controls the activity of the CAR T-cell,would allow CAR T-cell activity and associated immune responses to beturned off after neoplastic cells are eliminated and would allow B cellsto reproliferate. Recent preclinical studies have demonstrated that CART-cell systems can be controlled through an antibody-based switch,wherein the antibody binds the target cell (e.g. cancer cell), blockingthe CAR T-cell from binding the target cell and “switching off” CAR-Tactivity. While these systems conceptually allow for switchabletargeting of tumors using CAR T-cells, they may suffer from a series oflimitations. Non-specific labeling of antibodies using cysteines orlysines produces heterogeneous products which includes variants that maybe non-functional, have unpredictable pharmacokinetics and/orimmunogenicity, and that may be difficult to optimize.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switchescomprising: a peptidic antigen that binds a chimeric antigen receptor onan effector cell; and a targeting moiety that binds a cell surfacemolecule on a target cell. The peptidic antigen may be based on orderived from a naturally occurring peptide. The peptidic antigen may bebased on or derived from a non-human peptide. The peptidic antigen maybe based on or derived from a eukaryotic peptide. The peptidic antigenmay be based on or derived from a peptide, wherein the peptide isexpressed by a yeast. The peptidic antigen may be based on or derivedfrom a yeast transcription factor GCN4. The peptidic antigen maycomprise a non-naturally occurring peptide. The peptidic antigen maycomprise a synthetic peptide tag. The peptidic antigen may be based onor derived from a sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 2-7. The peptidicantigen may comprise a sequence that is at least about 50% homologous toa peptide sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 2-7. The targeting moietymay comprise a targeting peptide. The targeting moiety may comprise atargeting antibody or antibody fragment. The targeting antibody orantibody fragment may be selected from the group consisting of: animmunoglobulin, an Fc null immunoglobulin, and a Fab, and fragmentsthereof. The targeting moiety may be selected from the group consistingof: an anti-EGFR antibody, an anti-Her2 antibody, anti-EGFRvIIIantibody, an anti-CD33 antibody, an anti-CLL-1 antibody, an anti-CEAantibody, an anti-CD19 antibody, an anti-CD22 antibody, an anti-BCMAantibody, and an anti-CS1 antibody, and fragments thereof. The targetingantibody or antibody fragment may comprise a light chain and a heavychain pair, wherein the light chain and heavy chain are encoded bynucleic acid sequences based on or derived from nucleic acid sequencepairs selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs: 8 and 9; SEQ IDNOs: 8 and 10; SEQ ID NOs: 11 and 12; SEQ ID NOs. 13 and 14; SEQ ID NOs:15 and 16; SEQ ID NOs: 17 and 18; and SEQ ID NOs: 19 and 20. Thetargeting antibody or antibody fragment may comprise a light chain and aheavy chain pair, wherein the light chain and heavy chain are encoded byamino acid sequences based on or derived from amino acid sequence pairsselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs: 21 and 22; SEQ IDNOs: 23 and 24; SEQ ID NOs. 25 and 26; SEQ ID NOs: 27 and 28; and SEQ IDNOs: 27 and 29. The chimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switch maycomprise a light chain and a heavy chain pair, wherein the light chainand heavy chain are encoded by amino acid sequences based on or derivedfrom amino acid sequence pairs selected from the group consisting of:SEQ ID NOs: 30 and 29; SEQ ID NOs: 36 and 29; SEQ ID NOs: 31 and 28; SEQID NOs: 27 and 32; SEQ ID NOs: 27 and 33; SEQ ID NOs: 27 and 34; and SEQID NOs: 27 and 35. The peptidic antigen may be fused to a terminus ofthe targeting antibody or antibody fragment. The peptidic antigen may befused to a region of the targeting antibody or antibody fragmentselected from the group consisting of: an N terminus of a light chain, aC terminus of a light chain, an N terminus of a heavy chain, a Cterminus of a Fab heavy chain and a C terminus of a constant regionheavy chain. The peptidic antigen may be grafted into the targetingmoiety. The targeting moiety may comprise a targeting antibody orantibody fragment. The peptidic antigen may be grafted into a region ofthe targeting antibody or antibody fragment selected from a CH₁ domain,a CH₂ domain, a CH₃ domain, a CL domain, a VH domain, a VL domain and ahinge region. The peptidic antigen may be grafted between two regions ofthe targeting antibody or antibody fragment selected from a CH₁ domain,a CH₂ domain, a CH₃ domain, a CL domain, a VH domain, a VL domain, aheavy chain, a light chain and a hinge region, wherein the two regionsare adjacent. The peptidic antigen may be grafted into a loop of thetargeting antibody or antibody fragment. The peptidic antigen may begrafted into a loop of a constant domain of the targeting antibody orantibody fragment. The peptidic antigen may be grafted between the hingeregion and a heavy chain constant domain of the targeting antibody orantibody fragment. The peptidic antigen may replace one or more aminoacids of the targeting antibody or antibody fragment. The peptidicantigen may be grafted into the targeting antibody or antibody fragmentwithout replacing an amino acid. The chimeric antigen receptor-effectorcell may further comprise a linker that links the peptidic antigen andthe targeting moiety. The linker may be a peptide that links thepeptidic antigen and the targeting moiety, wherein the targeting moietycomprises a targeting polypeptide. The linker may comprise about 1 toabout 20 amino acids. The linker may comprise a sequence based on orderived from a sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 38-42. The peptidicantigen may comprise a yeast transcription factor GCN4 or homologthereof and the targeting moiety is selected from the group consistingof: an anti-Her2 antibody, an anti-BCMA antibody, an anti-CD19 antibody,an anti-CEA antibody and fragments thereof. The target cell may be acancer cell. The cell surface molecule may be a tumor associatedantigen. The cell surface molecule may be selected from the groupconsisting of: a cluster of differentiation protein, a receptor, anintegral membrane protein and a glycoprotein. The homogeneity of thechimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switch may be at least about90%.

Further disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising: achimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switch comprising: a peptidicantigen that binds a chimeric antigen receptor on an effector cell; anda targeting moiety that binds a cell surface molecule on a target; and apharmaceutically acceptable salt, excipient and/or vehicle.

Disclosed herein are kits comprising: a chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch comprising: a peptidic antigen that bindsa chimeric antigen receptor on an effector cell; and a targeting moietythat binds a cell surface molecule on a target cell; and a chimericantigen receptor-effector cell comprising a chimeric antigen receptorthat binds to the peptidic antigen of the chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch. The targeting moiety may comprise atargeting peptide. The targeting moiety comprises a targeting antibodyor antibody fragment. The peptidic antigen is grafted within thetargeting moiety. The kit may comprise a first chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch and a second chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch, wherein the first chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch comprises a first peptidic antigen and afirst targeting moiety and the second chimeric antigen receptor-effectorcell switch comprises a second peptidic antigen and a second targetingmoiety. The first peptidic antigen and the second peptidic antigen maybe the same. The first targeting moiety may bind a first cell surfacemolecule on a first target cell and the second targeting moiety may binda second cell surface molecule on a second target cell, wherein thefirst cell surface molecule and the second cell surface molecule aredifferent. The effector cell may be selected from a T cell, an effectorB cell, a natural killer cell, a macrophage and a progenitor thereof.The effector cell may be selected from a naive T cell, a memory stemcell T cell, a central memory T cell, an effector memory T cell, ahelper T cell, a CD4+ T cell, a CD8+ T cell, a CD8/CD4+ T cell, an αβ Tcell, a γδ T cell, a cytotoxic T cell, a natural killer T cell, anatural killer cell, a macrophage.

Further disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptors that bind apeptidic antigen of a chimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switch.The chimeric antigen receptor may comprise an antibody or antibodyfragment that binds the peptidic antigen of a chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch. The antibody fragment or antibodyfragment may bind a eukaryotic antigen. The antibody or antibodyfragment may bind a non-naturally occurring peptide. The antibodyfragment may be an scFv. The antibody or antibody fragment may beselected from an anti-yeast transcription factor GCN4 antibody, ananti-FLAG® antibody, an anti-HTP antibody and fragments thereof. Thechimeric antigen receptor may be encoded by a polynucleotide based on orderived from SEQ ID NO: 1.

Disclosed herein are effector cells comprising a chimeric antigenreceptor, wherein the chimeric antigen receptor that binds a peptidicantigen of a chimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switch. Theeffector cells may be T cells. The effector cells may comprise one ormore polynucleotides based on or derived from SEQ ID NO: 1.

Further disclosed herein are vectors comprising a polynucleotide havinga sequence that encodes a chimeric antigen receptor-effector cellswitch, wherein the chimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switchcomprises peptidic antigen and a targeting moiety, wherein the targetingmoiety comprises a peptide and binds a cell surface molecule on a targetcell.

Disclosed herein are vectors comprising a first polynucleotide having afirst sequence that encodes a heavy chain of a targeting antibody orantibody fragment; a second polynucleotide having a second sequence thatencodes a light chain of a targeting antibody or antibody fragment; anda third polynucleotide having a third sequence that encodes a peptidicantigen, wherein expression of the vector produces a chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch. The third sequence may be adjacent to asequence selected from the first sequence and the second sequence. Thethird sequence may be located within a sequence selected from the firstsequence and the second sequence.

Further disclosed herein are methods of producing a chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch, comprising expressing from one or morepolynucleotide vectors: a first sequence that encodes a heavy chain of atargeting antibody or antibody fragment; a second sequence that encodesa light chain of a targeting antibody or antibody fragment; and a thirdsequence that encodes a peptidic antigen, wherein expression of thevector produces a chimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switch.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A illustrates a general overview of chimeric antigen receptor-Tcell (CAR T-cell) and CAR T-cell switch therapy with switches disclosedherein. Lymphocytes are isolated from a subject and an expression vectorencoding a chimeric antigen receptor is subsequently introduced to thelymphocytes to produce chimeric antigen receptor expressing cells.Resulting engineered lymphocytes are administered to the subject, alongwith a CAR T-cell switch.

FIG. 1B illustrates a CAR T-cell switch, comprising a peptide that isbound by the chimeric antigen receptor of the CAR T-cell and a targetingantibody that is selective for a target cell. Binding of the CAR T-cellswitch to the CAR T-cell induces an immune response that would becytotoxic to the malignant cell also bound to the CAR T-cell switch.

FIG. 2 depicts a PDB 1P4B crystal structure of an affinity matured scFv(light and medium gray represent light chain and heavy chain) bound to apeptide derived from the yeast transcription factor GCN4 (7P-14P) (darkgrey represents the GCN4 peptide).

FIG. 3 shows mass spectrometry of an anti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(CL1) CAR-ECswitch. Calculated: 49533, found: 49537.09.

FIG. 4 shows cytotoxicity of an anti-GCN4 CAR T-cell with variousanti-CD19 antibodies or antibody fragments with a GCN4 peptide graftedor fused to various regions or domains of the anti-CD19 antibodies orantibody fragments.

FIG. 5A shows a non-reducing SDS-PAGE gel of anti-CD19 antibodies orantibody fragments with a GCN4 peptide grafted or fused to variousregions or domains of the antibodies or antibody fragments.

FIG. 5B shows a reducing SDS-PAGE gel of anti-CD19 antibodies orantibody fragments with a GCN4 peptide grafted or fused to variousregions or domains of the antibodies or antibody fragments.

FIG. 6 depicts a yeast GCN4 peptide grafting positions in an anti-CD19Fab (FMC63).

FIG. 7A-B shows in vivo efficacy of an anti-CD19 Fab-GCN4 peptide CART-cell switch and an anti-GCN4 CAR T-cell in a xenograft tumor mousemodel. FIG. 7A shows quantification of tumors in untreated versustreated mice. FIG. 7B depicts in vivo treatment regimen andvisualization of tumor cells in untreated versus treated mice.

FIG. 8 shows cytotoxicity of an anti-GCN4 CAR T-cell and CAR T-cellswitch (anti-BCMA antibody -GCN4 peptide grafted into the light chainconstant domain) against BCMA-positive cells (OPM2).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Current chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T-cell) therapies can beunreliable due to lack of means to control CAR T-cell activity.Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for selectively activatingand deactivating chimeric antigen receptor T cells, which may providefor safer and more versatile immunotherapies than those currently beingtested and administered. Disclosed herein are switchable chimericantigen receptor effector cells (CAR-ECs) and chimeric antigen receptoreffector cell (CAR-EC) switches, wherein the CAR-EC switches have afirst region that is bound by a chimeric antigen receptor on the CAR-ECand a second region that binds a cell surface molecule on target cell,thereby stimulating an immune response from the CAR-EC that is cytotoxicto the bound target cell. In general, the CAR-EC is a T cell. In thisway, the CAR-EC switch may act as an “on-switch” for CAR-EC activity.Activity may be “turned off” by reducing or ceasing administration ofthe switch. These CAR-EC switches may be used with CAR-ECs disclosedherein, as well as existing CAR T-cells, for the treatment of a diseaseor condition, such as cancer, wherein the target cell is a malignantcell. Such treatment may be referred to herein as switchableimmunotherapy, for which an exemplary schematic overview is depicted inFIG. 1.

The CAR-EC switches disclosed herein comprise a first region that bindsa cell surface molecule on a target cell, and a second region that isbound by a chimeric antigen receptor. In general the first region is atargeting polypeptide. The targeting polypeptide may be a targetingantibody or antibody fragment that binds an antigen on the target cell.Alternatively or additionally, the first region may comprise anon-peptide small molecule (e.g. vitamin, metabolite). The secondregion, referred to herein as a chimeric antigen binding peptidicantigen (CAR-BP), comprises a peptide. For simplicity, the term chimericantigen binding peptidic antigen may simply be referred to herein as apeptidic antigen. In general, the CAR-BP is fused to a terminus of thetargeting polypeptide or grafted within the targeting polypeptide.Fusing or grafting the CAR-BP to the targeting polypeptide may becarried out by cloning one or more polynucleotides encoding the firstregion and the second region into a polynucleotide expression vector, ina desired order or combination.

Methods of treating a disease or condition comprising administering theCAR-EC switches, disclosed herein, may provide for a titratableresponse, improved safety and/or cessation of CAR-EC activity byreducing or ceasing administration of the CAR-EC switch. In contrast toother approaches of controlling CAR-EC activity, which “turn off” CAR-ECactivity by competing with the target cell surface molecule for bindingthe CAR, the CAR-EC switches disclosed herein, generally function asCAR-EC activators or “on” switches.

Further disclosed herein are CAR-EC platforms including CAR-EC switchesand effector cells comprising universal chimeric antigen receptors (CAR)that can bind multiple CAR-EC switches, providing for sequentialtargeting of one or more types of target cells (e.g. treatment ofheterogeneous tumors). The CAR may comprise an ultra-high affinityantibody or antibody fragment (e.g. scFv) to the switch. Methods ofproducing the CAR-EC switches disclosed herein may advantageouslyprovide for control of CAR-EC cell activity, titration of off-targetreactivity, abrogation of tumor lysis syndrome (TLS), attenuation ofcytokine release syndrome (CRS), and/or optimization of CAR-EC switchbinding by affinity, valency, geometry, length and/or chemistry throughsite-specific grafting/fusing of CAR-EC switch peptides/antibodies.

Unless otherwise specified, the terms “switch” and “CAR-EC switch”, asused herein, are used interchangeably and may refer to a peptide switch.The antibody portion of the peptide antibody switch may comprise atleast a portion of an antibody or an entire antibody. For example, theantibody portion of the peptide antibody switch may comprise at least aportion of a heavy chain, a portion of a light chain, a portion of avariable region, a portion of a constant region, a portion of acomplementarity determining region (CDR), or a combination thereof. Theantibody portion of the peptide antibody switch and/or hapten antibodyswitch may comprise at least a portion of the Fc (fragment,crystallizable) region. The antibody portion of the peptide antibodyswitch may comprise at least a portion of the complementaritydetermining region (e.g., CDR1, CDR2, CDR3). The antibody portion of thepeptide antibody switch may comprise at least a portion of the Fab(fragment, antigen-binding) region. The peptide switch may be apeptide-Fab switch.

Before the present methods, kits and compositions are described ingreater detail, it is to be understood that this invention is notlimited to particular method, kit or composition described, as such may,of course, vary. It is also to be understood that the terminology usedherein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, andis not intended to be limiting, since the scope of the present inventionwill be limited only by the appended claims. Examples are put forth soas to provide those of ordinary skill in the art with a completedisclosure and description of how to make and use the present invention,and are not intended to limit the scope of what the inventors regard astheir invention nor are they intended to represent that the experimentsbelow are all or the only experiments performed. Efforts have been madeto ensure accuracy with respect to numbers used (e.g. amounts,temperature, etc.) but some experimental errors and deviations should beaccounted for. Unless indicated otherwise, parts are parts by weight,molecular weight is average molecular weight, temperature is in degreesCentigrade, and pressure is at or near atmospheric.

Where a range of values is provided, it is understood that eachintervening value, to the tenth of the unit of the lower limit unlessthe context clearly dictates otherwise, between the upper and lowerlimits of that range is also specifically disclosed. Each smaller rangebetween any stated value or intervening value in a stated range and anyother stated or intervening value in that stated range is encompassedwithin the invention. The upper and lower limits of these smaller rangesmay independently be included or excluded in the range, and each rangewhere either, neither or both limits are included in the smaller rangesis also encompassed within the invention, subject to any specificallyexcluded limit in the stated range. Where the stated range includes oneor both of the limits, ranges excluding either or both of those includedlimits are also included in the invention.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill inthe art to which this invention belongs. Although any methods andmaterials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used inthe practice or testing of the present invention, some potential andpreferred methods and materials are now described. All publicationsmentioned herein are incorporated herein by reference to disclose anddescribe the methods and/or materials in connection with which thepublications are cited. It is understood that the present disclosuresupersedes any disclosure of an incorporated publication to the extentthere is a contradiction.

As will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reading thisdisclosure, each of the individual embodiments described and illustratedherein has discrete components and features which may be readilyseparated from or combined with the features of any of the other severalembodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the presentinvention. Any recited method can be carried out in the order of eventsrecited or in any other order which is logically possible.

It must be noted that as used herein and in the appended claims, thesingular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” include plural referents unless thecontext clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to “acell” includes a plurality of such cells and reference to “the peptide”includes reference to one or more peptides and equivalents thereof, e.g.polypeptides, known to those skilled in the art, and so forth.

The publications discussed herein are provided solely for theirdisclosure prior to the filing date of the present application. Nothingherein is to be construed as an admission that the present invention isnot entitled to antedate such publication by virtue of prior invention.Further, the dates of publication provided may be different from theactual publication dates which may need to be independently confirmed.

Methods, kits and compositions are provided for producing CAR-ECplatforms and CAR-EC switches used to bring an effector cell togetherwith a target in a subject. These methods, kits and compositions findtherapeutic use in a number of diseases. For example, heterogeneoustumors and blood cell malignancies (e.g. acute lymphoblastic leukemiaand chronic lymphocytic leukemia) may be more effectively treated with aCAR-EC platform when the length, valency and orientation of the CAR-ECswitch linkage as well as the CAR-EC switch cell targeting moiety isoptimized. Heterogeneous tumors may be more effectively treated withmultiple CAR-EC switches that target more than one tumor antigens.Advantages, and features of the invention will become apparent to thosepersons skilled in the art upon reading the details of the compositionsand methods as more fully described below.

While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown anddescribed herein, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art thatsuch embodiments are provided by way of example only. Numerousvariations, changes, and substitutions will now occur to those skilledin the art without departing from the invention. It should be understoodthat various alternatives to the embodiments of the invention describedherein may be employed in practicing the invention. It is intended thatthe following claims define the scope of the invention and that methodsand structures within the scope of these claims and their equivalents becovered thereby.

IA. Peptide Switch

Disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switchescomprising: a peptidic antigen that binds a chimeric antigen receptor onan effector cell; and a targeting moiety that binds a cell surfacemolecule on a target. The targeting moiety may be a targetingpolypeptide, comprising a targeting peptide that binds the cell surfacemolecule. The targeting moiety may be a targeting antibody or antibodyfragment comprising the targeting peptide, wherein the targeting peptideis an antigen binding site of the targeting antibody or antibodyfragment. The targeting peptide may be at least a portion of an antibodyfragment and the cell surface molecule may be an antigen. The targetingmoiety may comprise one or more peptides that recognize and/or bind oneor more antigens. The targeting moiety may comprise one or more peptidesthat recognize and/or bind only one antigen. The peptidic antigen maynot comprise an antibody or antibody fragment that recognizes and/orbinds an antigen.

Further disclosed herein are CAR-EC switches comprising: a peptidicantigen that binds a CAR (CAR-BP) on an effector cell, wherein theCAR-BP; and a targeting polypeptide that binds a cell surface moleculeon a target cell. The peptidic antigen may be fused to a terminus of thetargeting polypeptide. The peptidic antigen may be grafted into thetargeting polypeptide (e.g. between chosen amino acids of the targetingpolypeptide). The targeting polypeptide may be fused to a terminus ofthe peptidic antigen. The targeting polypeptide may be grafted into thepeptidic antigen (e.g. between chosen amino acids of the peptidicantigen).

Disclosed herein are CAR-EC switches comprising: a peptidic antigen thatbinds a CAR (CAR-BP) on an effector cell; and a targeting antibody orantibody fragment that binds an antigen on a target. The targetingantibody or antibody fragment may be selected from an immunoglobulin, aFab, a Fab′, a F(ab′)₂ and an scFv. The targeting antibody or antibodyfragment may comprise a light chain. The targeting antibody or antibodyfragment may comprise a heavy chain.

The peptidic antigen may be fused to an N terminus of the light chain ofthe targeting antibody or antibody fragment. The peptidic antigen may befused to a C terminus of the light chain of the targeting antibody orantibody fragment. The peptidic antigen may be fused to an N terminus ofthe heavy chain of the targeting antibody or antibody fragment. Thepeptidic antigen may be fused to a C terminus of the heavy chain of thetargeting antibody or antibody fragment. The peptidic antigen may befused to an N terminus of a VL domain of the targeting antibody orantibody fragment. The peptidic antigen may be fused to an N terminus ofa VH domain of the targeting antibody or antibody fragment. The peptidicantigen may be fused to a C terminus of a CL domain of the targetingantibody or antibody fragment. The peptidic antigen may be fused to a Cterminus of an Fc domain of the targeting antibody or antibody fragment.The peptidic antigen may be fused to an N terminus of a VL domain of anIgG. The peptidic antigen may be fused to an N terminus of a VH domainof an IgG. The peptidic antigen may be fused to a C terminus of a CLdomain of an IgG. The peptidic antigen may be fused to a C terminus ofan Fc domain of an IgG. The peptidic antigen may be fused to an Nterminus of a VL domain of a Fab. The peptidic antigen may be fused toan N terminus of a VH domain of a Fab. The peptidic antigen may be fusedto a C terminus of a CL domain of a Fab. The peptidic antigen may befused to a C terminus of a CH₁ domain of the Fab.

The peptidic antigen may be grafted into an internal site of a targetingantibody or antibody fragment (e.g. between chosen amino acids of thetargeting antibody or antibody fragment). The peptidic antigen may begrafted into a heavy chain of a targeting antibody or antibody fragment.The peptidic antigen may be grafted into a light chain of a targetingantibody or antibody fragment. The peptidic antigen may be grafted intoa constant domain/region of a targeting antibody or antibody fragment.The peptidic antigen may be grafted into a variable domain/region of atargeting antibody or antibody fragment. The peptidic antigen may begrafted into an internal site of a Fab. The peptidic antigen may begrafted into an internal site of an immunoglobulin (e.g. IgG). Thepeptidic antigen may be grafted into a domain of the targeting antibodyor fragment thereof selected from a CL domain, a CH₁ domain, a CH₂domain, a CH₃ domain, a VL domain, a VH domain and a hinge domain. Thepeptidic antigen may be grafted between two domains of the antibody orfragment thereof selected from a CL domain, a CH₁ domain, a CH₂ domain,a CH₃ domain, a VL domain, a VH domain and a hinge domain, wherein thetwo domains are adjacent. The peptidic antigen may be grafted into a CLdomain of the antibody or fragment thereof. The peptidic antigen may begrafted into a CH₁ domain of the antibody or fragment thereof. Thepeptidic antigen may be grafted into a hinge domain of the antibody orfragment thereof. The peptidic antigen may be grafted into a loop of theantibody or fragment thereof. The peptidic antigen may be grafted into aCL domain loop of the antibody or fragment thereof.

The CAR-BP may be grafted into the C terminus of the antibody orantibody fragment and therefore the distance between the chimericantigen receptor and the target may differ substantially depending onthe size of CAR-EC switch (approximately 40 Å for scFv, 70 Å for Fab,and 120 Å for IgG). While a larger distance may negatively impactefficacy in vitro, the increased residence time of the full lengthantibody may be superior in vivo.

The CAR-BP may further comprise a linker. The linker may provide theCAR-EC switch flexibility, length or geometry optimal for facilitatingan interaction or effect of the CAR-EC on the target cell. The CAR-BPmay further comprise one or more linkers. The CAR-BP may comprise twolinkers. The linker may comprise a peptide. The linker may be at leastabout 1, at least about 2, at least about 3, at least about 4, at leastabout 5, at least about 6, at least about 7, at least about 8, at leastabout 9 or at least about 10 amino acids in length. The one or morelinkers may comprise about 5, about 10, about 15, about 20, about 25,about 30, about 35, about 40, about 45, about 50, about 55, about 60,about 70, about 80, about 90 or about 100 amino acids. The linker may belocated at the N terminus or the C terminus of the CAR-BP to graft theCAR-BP to the targeting polypeptide. A first linker may be fused to theN terminus of the CAR-BP and a second linker may be fused to the Cterminus of the CAR-BP. The linker may be comprised of the sequence(GGGGS)_(n), (SEQ ID NO: 45), wherein n may be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more.The linker may be comprised of the sequence (GGS)_(n), (SEQ ID NO: 46),wherein n may be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more. The CAR-BP may be grafted intoan internal site of the targeting polypeptide with a linker on eitherend of the CAR-BP. The linker may comprise a sequence selected from SEQID NOS: 40-44.

The Peptidic Antigen

The peptidic antigen (CAR-BP) may be a peptide that is bound by achimeric antigen receptor (CAR). The peptidic antigen may have highproteolytic stability and low immunogenicity in humans relative topeptides in general. The CAR-BP may be selected from a hormone, acytokine, a chemokine, a growth factor, a cell adhesion molecule, asignaling peptide, a receptor, a cell surface peptide and fragmentsthereof. The CAR-BP may be a peptoid. The CAR-BP may be a peptidenucleic acid (PNA). The CAR-BP may be a ligand or a fragment thereof.The ligand may be a hormonal ligand. The ligand may be a peptide ligand.The CAR-BP may be a cyclic peptide. The CAR-BP may be a linear peptide.The CAR-BP may have a length of between about 2 and about 10, about 10and about 20, about 20 and about 30, about 30 and about 40, about 40 andabout 50, about 50 and about 60, about 60 and about 70, about 70 andabout 80, and about 80 and about 90 amino acids. The CAR-BP may be anantigen. The CAR-BP may be an epitope. The CAR-BP may be a nonlinearepitope. The CAR-BP may further comprise a second peptide.

The peptidic antigen may not comprise an antibody or antibody fragment.The peptidic antigen may comprise less than 10 amino acids of anantibody or antibody fragment. The peptidic antigen may comprise lessthan 12 amino acids of an antibody or antibody fragment. The peptidicantigen may comprise less than 15 amino acids of an antibody or antibodyfragment. The peptidic antigen may comprise less than 20 amino acids ofan antibody or antibody fragment. The peptidic antigen may comprise lessthan 22 amino acids of an antibody or antibody fragment. The peptidicantigen may comprise less than 30 amino acids of an antibody or antibodyfragment. The peptidic antigen may not comprise a paratope of anantibody or antibody fragment.

Disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptor effector cell switchescomprising a targeting moiety and a peptidic antigen, wherein thetargeting moiety is a targeting polypeptide. The targeting polypeptidemay comprise a targeting antibody or antibody fragment. The targetingantibody or antibody fragment may comprise a variable domain. Thevariable domain may be selected from a VH domain and a VL domain. Thepeptidic antigen may not be located at or near the N terminus of the VHdomain. The peptidic antigen may not be located at or near the Nterminus of the VL domain.

The peptidic antigen may comprise a non-naturally occurring peptide. Thepeptidic antigen may comprise a synthetic peptide. The peptidic antigenmay comprise a non-animal peptide (e.g. a peptide not expressed in ananimal). The peptidic antigen may comprise a non-mammalian peptide. Thepeptidic antigen may comprise a non-human peptide. The peptide maycomprise a peptide derived from a plant, a yeast, a bacteria, a reptile,a bird or an insect.

The peptidic antigen may comprise a myc-tag. The peptidic antigen maycomprise His-tag. The peptidic antigen may comprise an HA-tag. Thepeptidic antigen may comprise peridinin chlorophyll protein complex. Thepeptidic antigen may comprise green fluorescent protein (GFP). Thepeptidic antigen may comprise red fluorescent protein (RFP). Thepeptidic antigen may comprise phycoerythrin (PE). The peptidic antigenmay comprise streptavidin. The peptidic antigen may comprise avidin. Thepeptidic antigen may comprise horse radish peroxidase (HRP). Thepeptidic antigen may comprise alkaline phosphatase. The peptidic antigenmay comprise glucose oxidase. The peptidic antigen may compriseglutathione-S-transferase (GST). The peptidic antigen may comprisemaltose binding protein. The peptidic antigen, by non-limiting example,may be a c-myc tag, polyhistidine tag, V5, VSVG, softag 1, softag 3,express tag, S tag, palmitoylation, nitrosylation, SUMO tag,thioredoxin, poly(NANP), poly-Arg, calmodulin binding protein, PurFfragment, ketosteroid isomerase, PaP3.30, TAF12 histone fold domain,FKBP-tag, SNAP tag, Halo-tag, peptides from RNAse I. The peptidicantigen may comprise a protease cleavage site. The protease cleavagesite may be recognized by thrombin, factor Xa, TEV protease orenterokinase.

The peptidic antigen may be a small linear hydrophilic peptide. Thesmall linear hydrophilic peptide may comprise a linker. The small linearhydrophilic peptide may be a hydrophilic target peptide (HTP). The smalllinear hydrophilic peptide may comprise the sequence GGGGSDYKDDDDK (SEQID NO: 5). The small linear hydrophilic peptide may comprise thesequence GGGGSDYKDDDDKP (SEQ ID NO: 6). The small linear hydrophilicpeptide may consist essentially of the sequence GGGGSDYKDDDDK (SEQ IDNO: 5). The small linear hydrophilic peptide may consist essentially ofthe sequence GGGGSDYKDDDDKP (SEQ ID NO: 6). The small linear hydrophilicpeptide may be at least about 50% homologous to SEQ ID NOs: 5 or 6. Thesmall linear hydrophilic peptide may be at least about 60% homologous toSEQ ID NOs: 5 or 6. The small linear hydrophilic peptide may be at leastabout 70% homologous to SEQ ID NOs: 5 or 6. The small linear hydrophilicpeptide may be at least about 80% homologous to SEQ ID NOs: 5 or 6. Thesmall linear hydrophilic peptide may be at least about 85% homologous toSEQ ID NOs: 5 or 6. The small linear hydrophilic peptide may be at leastabout 90% homologous to SEQ ID NOs: 5 or 6. The small linear hydrophilicpeptide may have reduced non-specific binding relative to other peptidesknown in the art. The small linear hydrophilic peptide may have reducednon-specific binding and reduced fusion protein instability relative toother peptides disclosed herein. The peptidic antigen may comprise aFLAG® tag (SEQ ID NO: 7) or a derivative or a homolog thereof.

The peptide may be based on or derived from a naturally occurringpeptide. The peptide may be based on or derived from a human peptide.The peptide may be based on or derived from an peptide expressed inanimal selected from a chimpanzee, a monkey, a rat, a mouse, a bird, afish, a pig, a horse, a cow, a goat, a chicken, a rabbit and a guineapig. The peptide may be based on or derived from a mammalian peptide.The peptide may be based on or derived from a non-mammalian peptide. Thepeptide may be based on or derived from a peptide expressed in a plant.The peptide may be based on or derived from a peptide expressed in abacterium. The peptide may be based on or derived from a prokaryoticpeptide. The peptide may be based on or derived from a eukaryoticpeptide. The peptide may be based on or derived from a peptide expressedby a yeast. The peptidic antigen may comprise a yeast transcriptionfactor GCN4 peptide or a derivative or a homolog thereof. The yeasttranscription factor GCN4 peptide may comprise the sequenceRMKQLEPKVEELLPKNYHLENEVARLKKLVGER (SEQ ID NO: 2). The yeasttranscription factor GCN4 peptide may comprise the sequenceNYHLENEVARLKKL (SEQ ID NO: 3). The yeast transcription factor GCN4peptide may consist essentially of the sequenceRMKQLEPKVEELLPKNYHLENEVARLKKLVGER (SEQ ID NO: 2). The yeasttranscription factor GCN4 peptide may consist essentially of thesequence NYHLENEVARLKKL (SEQ ID NO: 3). The yeast transcription factorGCN4 peptide may comprise a portion of SEQ ID NO. 2. The portion of SEQID NO. 2 may be at least 4 amino acids long. The portion of SEQ ID NO. 2may be about 4, about 5, about 6, about 7, about 8, about 9, about 10,about 11, about 12 or about 13 amino acids long. The yeast transcriptionfactor GCN4 peptide may be at least about 50% homologous to SEQ ID NOs:2 or 3. The yeast transcription factor GCN4 peptide may be at leastabout 60% homologous to SEQ ID NOs: 2 or 3. The yeast transcriptionfactor GCN4 peptide may be at least about 70% homologous to SEQ ID NOs:2 or 3. The yeast transcription factor GCN4 peptide may be at leastabout 80% homologous to SEQ ID NOs: 2 or 3. The yeast transcriptionfactor GCN4 peptide may be at least about 85% homologous to SEQ ID NOs:2 or 3. The yeast transcription factor GCN4 peptide may be at leastabout 90% homologous to SEQ ID NOs: 2 or 3. The CAR-EC switch maycomprise a yeast GCN4 peptide and one or more linkers. The CAR-EC switchmay comprise SEQ ID NO. 4.

The Targeting Moiety

The targeting moiety may bind to a cell surface molecule on a target.The cell surface molecule may comprise an antigen. The cell surfacemolecule may be selected from a protein, a lipid moiety, a glycoprotein,a glycolipid, a carbohydrate, a polysaccharide, a nucleic acid, anMHC-bound peptide, or a combination thereof. The cell surface moleculemay comprise parts (e.g., coats, capsules, cell walls, flagella,fimbrae, and toxins) of bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms. Thecell surface molecule may be expressed by the target cell. The cellsurface molecule may not be expressed by the target cell. By way ofnon-limiting example, the cell surface molecule may be a ligandexpressed by a cell that is not the target cell and that is bound to thetarget cell or a cell surface molecule of the target cell. Also, bynon-limiting example, the cell surface molecule may be a toxin,exogenous molecule or viral protein that is bound to a cell surface orcell surface receptor of the target cell.

The targeting polypeptide may be a targeting antibody or antibodyfragment. The targeting antibody or antibody fragment may be animmunoglobulin (Ig). The immunoglobulin may selected from an IgG, anIgA, an IgD, an IgE, an IgM, a fragment thereof or a modificationthereof. The immunoglobulin may be IgG. The IgG may be IgG1. The IgG maybe IgG2. The IgG may have one or more Fc mutations for modulatingendogenous T cell FcR binding to the CAR-EC switch. The IgG may have oneor more Fc mutations for removing the Fc binding capacity to the FcR ofFcR-positive cells. Removal of the Fc binding capacity may reduce theopportunity for crosslinking of the CAR-EC to FcR positive cells,wherein crosslinking of the CAR-EC to FcR positive cells would activatethe CAR-EC in the absence of the target cell. As such, modulating theendogenous T cell FcR binding to the CAR-EC switch may reduce anineffective or undesirable immune response. The one or more Fc mutationsmay remove a glycosylation site. The one or more Fc mutations may beselected from E233P, L234V, L235A, delG236, A327G, A330S, P331 S, N297Qand any combination thereof. The one or more Fc mutations may be inIgG1. The one or more Fc mutations in the IgG1 may be L234A, L235A, orboth. Alternatively, or additionally, the one or more Fc mutations inthe IgG1 may be L234A, L235E, or both. Alternatively, or additionally,the one or more Fc mutations in the IgG1 may be N297A. Alternatively, oradditionally, the one or more mutations may be in IgG2. The one or moreFc mutations in the IgG2 may be V234A, V237A, or both.

The targeting antibody or antibody fragment may be an Fc nullimmunoglobulin or a fragment thereof.

As used herein, the term “antibody fragment” refers to any form of anantibody other than the full-length form. Antibody fragments hereininclude antibodies that are smaller components that exist withinfull-length antibodies, and antibodies that have been engineered.Antibody fragments include, but are not limited to, Fv, Fc, Fab, and(Fab′)2, single chain Fv (scFv), diabodies, triabodies, tetrabodies,bifunctional hybrid antibodies, CDR1, CDR2, CDR3, combinations of CDRs,variable regions, framework regions, constant regions, heavy chains,light chains, alternative scaffold non-antibody molecules, andbispecific antibodies. Unless specifically noted otherwise, statementsand claims that use the term “antibody” or “antibodies” may specificallyinclude “antibody fragment” and “antibody fragments.”

The targeting antibody fragment may be human, fully human, humanized,human engineered, non-human, and/or chimeric antibody. The non-humanantibody may be humanized to reduce immunogenicity to humans, whileretaining the specificity and affinity of the parental non-humanantibody. Chimeric antibodies may refer to antibodies created throughthe joining of two or more antibody genes which originally encoded forseparate antibodies. A chimeric antibody may comprise at least one aminoacid from a first antibody and at least one amino acid from a secondantibody, wherein the first and second antibodies are different. Atleast a portion of the antibody or antibody fragment may be from abovine species, a human species, or a murine species. At least a portionof the antibody or antibody fragment may be from a rat, a goat, a guineapig or a rabbit. At least a portion of the antibody or antibody fragmentmay be from a human. At least a portion of the antibody or antibodyfragment antibody may be from cynomolgus monkey.

The targeting antibody or antibody fragment may be based on or derivedfrom an antibody or antibody fragment from a mammal, bird, fish,amphibian, reptile. Mammals include, but are not limited to, carnivores,rodents, elephants, marsupials, rabbits, bats, primates, seals,anteaters, cetaceans, odd-toed ungulates and even-toed ungulates. Themammal may be a human, non-human primate, mouse, sheep, cat, dog, cow,horse, goat, or pig.

The targeting antibody or an antibody fragment may target an antigenselected from, by non-limiting example, CD19, Her2, CLL-1, CD33,EGFRvIII, CD20, CD22, BCMA or a fragment thereof. The antigen maycomprise a wildtype antigen. The antigen may comprise one or moremutations.

The targeting antibody or antibody fragment may be an anti-CD19 antibodyor a fragment thereof. The targeting polypeptide may be an anti-CD22antibody. The targeting polypeptide may be an anti-BCMA antibody or afragment thereof. The targeting polypeptide may be an anti-CS1 antibodyor a fragment thereof. The targeting polypeptide may be an anti-EGFRvIIIantibody or a fragment thereof. The targeting polypeptide may be ananti-Her2 antibody or a fragment thereof. The targeting polypeptide maycomprise an anti-CD20 antibody or antibody fragment. The targetingpolypeptide may comprise rituximab. The targeting polypeptide maycomprise an anti-EGFR antibody or antibody fragment. The targetingpolypeptide may comprise an anti-CEA antibody or antibody fragment. Thetargeting polypeptide may comprise an anti-CLL-1 antibody or antibodyfragment. The targeting polypeptide may comprise an anti-CD33 antibodyor antibody fragment. The targeting polypeptide may not comprise ananti-EpCAM antibody or fragment thereof.

The targeting antibody or antibody fragment may be selected anycommercially available antibody. The targeting antibody or antibodyfragment may be selected from ado-trastuzumab emtansine, alemtuzumab,bevacizumab, brentuximab, vedotin, gemtuzumab, ozogamicin, ipilimumab,ibritumomab, tiuxetan, panitumumab, cetuximab, erbitux, rituximab,trastuzumab and fragments thereof.

The targeting antibody or antibody fragment may comprise an anti-CD19antibody or fragment thereof. The targeting antibody or fragment thereofmay comprise a light chain of the anti-CD19 antibody or fragmentthereof. The light chain of the anti-CD19 antibody or fragment thereofmay be encoded by a nucleotide sequence based on or derived from SEQ IDNO. 8. The nucleotide sequence may be about 99%, about 98%, about 97%,about 96%, about 95%, about 92%, about 90%, about 85%, about 80%, about75%, about 70%, about 65%, about 60%, about 55%, about 50%, about 45%,about 40%, about 35%, about 30%, about 25%, about 20%, about 15%, about10%, about 5% or about 2% homologous to SEQ ID NO. 8. The targetingantibody or fragment thereof may comprise a heavy chain of the anti-CD19antibody or fragment thereof. The heavy chain of the anti-CD19 antibodyor fragment thereof may be encoded by a sequence based on or derivedfrom SEQ ID NO. 9. The nucleotide sequence may be about 99%, about 98%,about 97%, about 96%, about 95%, about 92%, about 90%, about 85%, about80%, about 75%, about 70%, about 65%, about 60%, about 55%, about 50%,about 45%, about 40%, about 35%, about 30%, about 25%, about 20%, about15%, about 10%, about 5% or about 2% homologous to SEQ ID NO. 9.

The targeting antibody or antibody fragment may comprise an anti-CD19antibody or fragment thereof. The targeting antibody or fragment thereofmay comprise a light chain of the anti-CD19 antibody or fragmentthereof. The light chain of the anti-CD19 antibody or fragment maycomprise an amino acid sequence based on or derived from SEQ ID NO. 27.The amino acid sequence may be about 99%, about 98%, about 97%, about96%, about 95%, about 92%, about 90%, about 85%, about 80%, about 75%,about 70%, about 65%, about 60%, about 55%, about 50%, about 45%, about40%, about 35%, about 30%, about 25%, about 20%, about 15%, about 10%,about 5% or about 2% homologous to SEQ ID NO. 27. The targeting antibodyor fragment thereof may comprise a heavy chain of the anti-CD19 orfragment thereof. The targeting antibody or fragment thereof maycomprise a heavy chain of an anti-CD19 IgG. The heavy chain of theanti-CD19 IgG may comprise a sequence based on or derived from SEQ IDNO. 28. The amino acid sequence may be about 99%, about 98%, about 97%,about 96%, about 95%, about 92%, about 90%, about 85%, about 80%, about75%, about 70%, about 65%, about 60%, about 55%, about 50%, about 45%,about 40%, about 35%, about 30%, about 25%, about 20%, about 15%, about10%, about 5% or about 2% homologous to SEQ ID NO. 28. The targetingantibody or fragment thereof may comprise a heavy chain of an anti-CD19Fab. The heavy chain of the anti-CD19 Fab may comprise a sequence basedon or derived from SEQ ID NO. 29. The amino acid sequence may be about99%, about 98%, about 97%, about 96%, about 95%, about 92%, about 90%,about 85%, about 80%, about 75%, about 70%, about 65%, about 60%, about55%, about 50%, about 45%, about 40%, about 35%, about 30%, about 25%,about 20%, about 15%, about 10%, about 5% or about 2% homologous to SEQID NO. 29.

The targeting antibody or antibody fragment may comprise a nucleotidesequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 8-20. The targeting polypeptide maybe based on or derived from a nucleotide selected from SEQ ID NOs: 8-20.The targeting antibody or antibody fragment may comprise an amino acidsequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 21-29. The targeting polypeptide maybe based on or derived from an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ IDNOs: 21-29.

Disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptor effector cell (CAR-EC)switches comprising a peptidic antigen and a targeting moiety that bindsa cell surface molecule on a target cell. Generally, binding of theeffector cell and the target cell to the CAR-EC switch construct bringsthe target cell into proximity with the effector cell sufficiently closefor an activity of the effector cell to have an effect on the targetcell. For example, when the T cell and the target cell are bound to theCAR-EC switch, the T cell may produce an immune response that has acytotoxic effect on the target cell.

The CAR-EC switches may interact with a plurality of target cells. Thetarget cell may be an infected cell. The target cell may be apathogenically infected cell. The target cell may be a diseased cell.The target cell may be a genetically-modified cell. The target cell maynot be a host cell. The target cell may come from an invading organism(e.g. yeast, worm, bacteria, fungus). Further disclosed herein areCAR-EC switches that interact with a molecule on a non-cell target. Thenon-cell target may be a virus or a portion thereof. The non-cell targetmay be a fragment of a cell. The non-cell target may be an extracellularmatrix component or protein.

The target cell may be derived from a tissue. The tissue may be selectedfrom brain, esophagus, breast, colon, lung, glia, ovary, uterus, testes,prostate, gastrointestinal tract, bladder, liver, thymus, bone and skin.The target cell may be derived from one or more endocrine glands.Alternatively, or additionally, the target cell may be derived from oneor more endocrine glands. The endocrine gland may be a lymph gland,pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, pancreas, gonad orpineal gland.

The target cell may be selected from a stem cell, a pluripotent cell, ahematopoietic stem cell or a progenitor cell. The target cell may acirculating cell. The target cell may be an immune cell.

The target cell may be a cancer stem cell. The target cell may be acancer cell. The cancer cell may be derived from a tissue. The tissuemay be selected from, by way of non-limiting example, a brain, anesophagus, a breast, a colon, a lung, a glia, an ovary, a uterus, atesticle, a prostate, a gastrointestinal tract, a bladder, a liver, athyroid and skin. The cancer cell may be derived from bone. The cancercell may be derived from blood. The cancer cell may be derived from a Bcell, a T cell, a monocyte, a thrombocyte, a leukocyte, a neutrophil, aneosinophil, a basophil, a lymphocyte, a hematopoietic stem cell or anendothelial cell progenitor. The cancer cell be derived from aCD19-positive B lymphocyte. The cancer cell may be derived from a stemcell. The cancer cell may be derived from a pluripotent cell. The cancercell may be derived from one or more endocrine glands. The endocrinegland may be a lymph gland, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroidgland, pancreas, gonad or pineal gland.

The cancer cell may be a CD19-positive cell. The cancer cell may be aCD19-positive B lymphocyte. The cancer cell may be a Her2-positive cell.The Her2-positive cell may be a Her2-positive breast cancer cell. Thetarget cell may be a BCMA-positive cell. The cancer cell may be aBCMA-positive multiple myeloma cell. The cancer cell may be aCS1-positive cell. The CS1-positive cell may be a multiple myeloma cell.The cancer cell may be a EGFRvIII-positive cell. The cancer cell may bea EGFRvIII-positive glioblastoma cell. The cancer cell may be aCD20-positive cell. The cancer cell may be a CD22-positive cell.

The cell surface molecule may be an antigen. The antigen may be at leasta portion of a surface antigen or a cell surface marker on a cell. Theantigen may be a receptor or a co-receptor on a cell. The antigen mayrefer to a molecule or molecular fragment that may be bound by a majorhistocompatibility complex (MHC) and presented to a T-cell receptor. Theterm “antigen” may also refer to an immunogen. The immunogen may provokean adaptive immune response if injected on its own into a subject. Theimmunogen may induce an immune response by itself. The antigen may be asuperantigen, T-dependent antigen or a T-independent antigen. Theantigen may be an exogenous antigen. Exogenous antigens are typicallyantigens that have entered the body from the outside, for example byinhalation, ingestion, or injection. Some antigens may start out asexogenous antigens, and later become endogenous (for example,intracellular viruses). The antigen may be an endogenous antigen. Theendogenous antigen may be an antigen that has been generated withincells as a result of normal cell metabolism, or because of pathogenicinfections (e.g., viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic). The antigen maybe an autoantigen. The autoantigen may be a normal protein or complex ofproteins (and sometimes DNA or RNA) that is recognized by the immunesystem of patients suffering from a specific autoimmune disease. Theseantigens should, under normal conditions, not be the target of theimmune system, but, due to genetic and/or environmental factors, thenormal immunological tolerance for such an antigen is not present inthese patients. The antigen may be present or over-expressed due to acondition or disease. The condition or disease may be a cancer or aleukemia. The condition may be an inflammatory disease or condition. Thecondition or disease may be a metabolic disease. The condition may be agenetic disorder.

The cell surface molecule may be an antigen that has been designated asa tumor antigen. Tumor antigens or neoantigens may be antigens that arepresented by MHC I or MHC II molecules on the surface of tumor cells.These antigens may sometimes be presented by tumor cells and never bythe normal ones. In this case, they are called tumor-specific antigens(TSAs) and, in general, result from a tumor-specific mutation. Morecommon are antigens that are presented by tumor cells and normal cells,and they are called tumor-associated antigens (TAAs). Cytotoxic Tlymphocytes that recognize these antigens may be able to destroy thetumor cells before they proliferate or metastasize. Tumor antigens mayalso be on the surface of the tumor in the form of, for example, amutated receptor, in which case they may be recognized by B cells.Unless otherwise specified, the terms “tumor antigen,” “tumor specificantigen” and “tumor associated antigen,” are used interchangeablyherein.

The cell surface molecule may be a receptor. The receptor may be anextracellular receptor. The receptor may be a cell surface receptor. Byway of non-limiting example, the receptor may bind a hormone, aneurotransmitter, a cytokine, a growth factor or a cell recognitionmolecule. The receptor may be a transmembrane receptor. The receptor maybe an enzyme-linked receptor. The receptor may be a G-protein couplereceptor (GPCR). The receptor may be a growth factor receptor. By way ofnon-limiting example, the growth factor receptor may be selected from anepidermal growth factor receptor, a fibroblast growth factor receptor, aplatelet derived growth factor receptor, a nerve growth factor receptor,a transforming growth factor receptor, a bone morphogenic protein growthfactor receptor, a hepatocyte growth factor receptor, a vascularendothelial growth factor receptor, a stem cell factor receptor, aninsulin growth factor receptor, a somatomedin receptor, anerythropoietin receptor and homologs and fragments thereof. The receptormay be a hormone receptor. The receptor may be an insulin receptor. Byway of non-limiting example, the receptor may selected from aneicosanoid receptor, a prostaglandin receptor, an estrogen receptor, afollicle stimulating hormone receptor, a progesterone receptor, a growthhormone receptor, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor, homologsthereof and fragments thereof. The receptor may be an adrenergicreceptor. The receptor may be an integrin. The receptor may be an Ephreceptor. The receptor may be a luteinizing hormone receptor. The cellsurface molecule may be at least about 50% homologous to a luteinizinghormone receptor. The receptor may be an immune receptor. By way ofnon-limiting example, the immune receptor may be selected from a patternrecognition receptor, a toll-like receptor, a NOD like receptor, akiller activated receptor, a killer inhibitor receptor, an Fc receptor,a B cell receptor, a complement receptor, a chemokines receptor and acytokine receptor. By way of non-limiting example, the cytokine receptormay be selected from an interleukin receptor, an interferon receptor, atransforming growth factor receptor, a tumor necrosis factor receptor, acolony stimulating factor receptor, homologs thereof and fragmentsthereof. The receptor may be a receptor kinase. The receptor kinase maybe a tyrosine kinase receptor. The receptor kinase may be a serinekinase receptor. The receptor kinase may be a threonine kinase receptor.By way of non-limiting example, the receptor kinase may activate asignaling protein selected from a Ras, a Raf, a PI3K, a protein kinaseA, a protein kinase B, a protein kinase C, an AKT, an AMPK, aphospholipase, homologs thereof and fragments thereof. The receptorkinase may activate a MAPK/ERK signaling pathway. The receptor kinasemay activate Jak, Stat or Smad.

The cell surface molecule may be a non-receptor cell surface protein.The cell surface molecule may be a cluster of differentiation proteins.By way of non-limiting example, the cell surface molecule may beselected from CD34, CD31, CD117, CD45, CD11b, CD15, CD24, CD114, CD182,CD14, CD11a, CD91, CD16, CD3, CD4, CD25, CD8, CD38, CD22, CD61, CD56,CD30, CD13, CD33, fragments thereof, and homologs thereof.

The cell surface molecule may be a molecule that does not comprise apeptide. The cell surface molecule may comprise a lipid. The cellsurface molecule may comprise a lipid moiety or a lipid group. The lipidmoiety may comprise a sterol. The lipid moiety may comprise a fattyacid. The antigen may comprise a glycolipid. The cell surface moleculemay comprise a carbohydrate.

Disclosed herein are CAR-EC switches comprising (a) a chimeric antigenreceptor binding peptidic antigen comprising a peptide from a yeasttranscription factor peptide; and (b) a targeting polypeptide. The yeasttranscription factor peptide may be a GCN4 peptide. The targetingpolypeptide may comprise a targeting antibody or antibody fragment. Thetargeting antibody or antibody fragment may comprise a heavy chain of anantibody. The targeting antibody or antibody fragment may comprise alight chain of an antibody. The targeting antibody or antibody fragmentmay comprise a Fab of an antibody. The targeting antibody or antibodyfragment may comprise an anti-CD19 antibody or a fragment thereof. Thetargeting antibody or antibody fragment may comprise an anti-Her2antibody or a fragment thereof. The targeting antibody or antibodyfragment may be selected from an anti-CS1 antibody, an anti-BCMAantibody, an anti-EGFRvIII antibody, an anti-CD20 antibody, an anti-EGFRantibody, an anti-CEA antibody, an anti-CLL-1 antibody, an anti-CD33antibody and fragments thereof.

Further disclosed herein are CAR-EC switches comprising (a) a CARbinding region comprising a hydrophilic target peptide (HTP) tag; and(b) a targeting polypeptide. The targeting polypeptide may comprise atargeting antibody or antibody fragment. The targeting antibody orantibody fragment may comprise a heavy chain of an antibody. Thetargeting antibody or antibody fragment may comprise a light chain of anantibody. The targeting antibody or antibody fragment may comprise a Fabof an antibody. The targeting antibody or antibody fragment may comprisean anti-CD19 antibody or a fragment thereof. The targeting antibody orantibody fragment may comprise an anti-Her2 antibody or a fragmentthereof. The targeting antibody or antibody fragment may be selectedfrom an anti-CS1 antibody, an anti-BCMA antibody, an anti-EGFRvIIIantibody, an anti-CD20 antibody, an anti-EGFR antibody, an anti-CEAantibody, an anti-CLL-1 antibody, an anti-CD33 antibody and fragmentsthereof.

The chimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switch may comprise a heavychain selected from SEQ ID NO. 32, SEQ ID NO. 33, SEQ ID NO. 34, SEQ IDNO. 35 and SEQ ID NO. 38. The chimeric antigen receptor-effector cellswitch may comprise a heavy chain that is at least 50% homologous to asequence selected from SEQ ID NO. 32, SEQ ID NO. 33, SEQ ID NO. 34, SEQID NO. 35 and SEQ ID NO. 38. The chimeric antigen receptor-effector cellswitch may comprise a heavy chain that is at least 60% homologous to asequence selected from SEQ ID NO. 32, SEQ ID NO. 33, SEQ ID NO. 34, SEQID NO. 35 and SEQ ID NO. 38. The chimeric antigen receptor-effector cellswitch may comprise a heavy chain that is at least 70% homologous to asequence selected from SEQ ID NO. 32, SEQ ID NO. 33, SEQ ID NO. 34, SEQID NO. 35 and SEQ ID NO. 38. The chimeric antigen receptor-effector cellswitch may comprise a heavy chain that is at least 80% homologous to asequence selected from SEQ ID NO. 32, SEQ ID NO. 33, SEQ ID NO. 34, SEQID NO. 35 and SEQ ID NO. 38. The chimeric antigen receptor-effector cellswitch may comprise a heavy chain that is at least 90% homologous to asequence selected from SEQ ID NO. 32, SEQ ID NO. 33, SEQ ID NO. 34, SEQID NO. 35 and SEQ ID NO. 38.

The chimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switch may comprise a lightchain selected from SEQ ID NO. 30, SEQ ID NO. 31, SEQ ID NO. 36 and SEQID NO. 37. The chimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switch maycomprise a light chain that is at least 50% homologous to a sequenceselected from SEQ ID NO. 30, SEQ ID NO. 31, SEQ ID NO. 36 and SEQ ID NO.37. The chimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switch may comprise alight chain that is at least 60% homologous to a sequence selected fromSEQ ID NO. 30, SEQ ID NO. 31, SEQ ID NO. 36 and SEQ ID NO. 37. Thechimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switch may comprise a lightchain that is at least 70% homologous to a sequence selected from SEQ IDNO. 30, SEQ ID NO. 31, SEQ ID NO. 36 and SEQ ID NO. 37. The chimericantigen receptor-effector cell switch may comprise a light chain that isat least 80% homologous to a sequence selected from SEQ ID NO. 30, SEQID NO. 31, SEQ ID NO. 36 and SEQ ID NO. 37. The chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch may comprise a light chain that is atleast 90% homologous to a sequence selected from SEQ ID NO. 30, SEQ IDNO. 31, SEQ ID NO. 36 and SEQ ID NO. 37.

The chimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switch may comprise a heavychain of SEQ ID NO. 29 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO. 30. The chimericantigen receptor-effector cell switch may comprise a heavy chain of SEQID NO. 29 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO. 36. The chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch may comprise a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO.28 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO. 31. The chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch may comprise a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO.32 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO. 27. The chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch may comprise a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO.33 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO. 27. The chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch may comprise a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO.34 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO. 27. The chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch may comprise a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO.35 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO. 27. The chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch may comprise a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO.38 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO. 37.

Multivalent CAR-EC Switches

Exemplified herein are CAR-EC switches comprising a chimeric antigenreceptor binding peptidic antigen (CAR-BP) and a targeting polypeptide.However, one skilled in the art would understand that these switchescould further comprise additional targeting polypeptides and/oradditional CAR-BPs. One or more CAR-BPs may be grafted into one or moregrafting sites of the targeting polypeptide. One or more CAR-BPs may befused to one or more termini of the targeting polypeptide. This may beadvantageous, as several grafting/fusing sites may be predicted toprovide optimal binding of the CAR-BP to the CAR. For example, a firstCAR-BP may be grafted into a first domain of the targeting polypeptideand a second CAR-BP may be grafted into a second domain of the targetingpolypeptide. The first domain and the second domain may be the same. Thefirst domain and the second domain may be different. By way ofnon-limiting example, the first CAR-BP may be grafted into a light chainof a targeting antibody or antibody fragment and a second CAR-BP may begrafted into heavy chain of the targeting antibody or antibody fragment.The first CAR-BP may be fused to a first terminus of the targetingpolypeptide and a second CAR-BP may be fused to a second terminus of thetargeting polypeptide. By way of non-limiting example, the first CAR-BPmay be fused to a C terminus of a light chain of a targeting antibody orantibody fragment and a second CAR-BP may be fused to an N terminus of aheavy chain of the targeting antibody or antibody fragment. The firstCAR-BP may be fused to a terminus of the targeting polypeptide and asecond CAR-BP may be grafted within a domain of the targetingpolypeptide. The first CAR-BP and the second CAR-BP may be the same orsimilar, such that the CAR-EC switch may be used with a CAR-EC cell thatexpresses one CAR. The first CAR-BP and the second CAR-BP may bedifferent, such that the CAR-EC switch may be used with a CAR-EC cellthat expresses one or more CARs or multiple CAR-EC cells that expressdifferent CARs.

The peptide switches disclosed herein may comprise one or more CAR-BPs.The peptide switches disclosed herein may comprise two or more CAR-BPs.The peptide switches disclosed herein may comprise three or moreCAR-BPs. The peptide switches disclosed herein may comprise 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7 or more CAR-BPs. The one or more CAR-BPs may be fused or graftedto the targeting polypeptide via one or more linkers. Thus, the peptideswitches disclosed herein may comprise one or more linkers (e.g., L1,L2). The peptide switches disclosed herein may comprise two or morelinkers. The peptide switches disclosed herein may comprise three ormore linkers. The peptide switches disclosed herein may comprise 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or more linkers.

IB. Peptide-Small Molecule Switch

Further disclosed herein are CAR-EC switches comprising a CAR bindingregion and a targeting moiety, wherein the CAR binding region is aCAR-binding peptidic antigen and the targeting moiety is a non-peptidicsmall molecule. The non-peptidic small molecule may be a cell-targetingmolecule, a chemical ligand, a nucleic acid, a vitamin, a substrate or asubstrate analog. The non-peptidic small molecule may not comprise twoamino acids, wherein the two amino acids are connected by an amide bond.The CAR-EC switch may further comprise a linker. The CAR-bindingpeptidic antigen (CAR-BP) and the small molecule may besite-specifically linked. The CAR-binding peptidic antigen may comprisean unnatural amino acid. The CAR-binding peptidic antigen and the smallmolecule may be site-specifically linked by the unnatural amino acid.The small molecule may bind a cell surface molecule on a target cell.The cell surface molecule may be selected from an antigen, a protein, apeptide, a lipid, a sterol, a glycolipid and a cell surface marker. TheCAR-binding peptidic antigen may be selected from FLAG® tag, yeasttranscription factor GCN4 and a hydrophilic target peptide (HTP). Thesmall molecule may be 2-[3-(1,3-dicarboxypropyl)ureido]pentanedioicacid. The small molecule may be folate. The CAR-EC switch may furthercomprise a linker.

Disclosed herein are methods of producing CAR-EC switches comprisingconjugating the CAR binding region to the targeting moiety, wherein theCAR-EC switches comprise a CAR binding region and a targeting moiety,wherein the CAR binding region is a CAR-binding peptidic antigen and thetargeting moiety is a small molecule. The method may further compriseconjugating the small molecule to the linker to create a smallmolecule-linker intermediate. The small molecule or the smallmolecule-linker intermediate may comprise one or more reactivefunctional groups that may react with a complementary reactivefunctional group on the CAR-BP, previous to incorporation into theCAR-EC switch. The linker or the small molecule-linker intermediate maybe bifunctional. The linker or the small molecule-linker intermediatemay be heterobifunctional.

The small molecule-linker intermediate or the CAR-EC switch may be theproduct of a bioorthogonal reaction, non-limiting examples of which arereviewed in Kim et al., Curr Opin Chem Bio 17:412-419 (2013). The smallmolecule-linker intermediate, linker or the CAR-EC switch may comprisean oxime, a tetrazole, a Diels Alder adduct, a hetero Diels Alderadduct, an aromatic substitution reaction product, a nucleophilicsubstitution reaction product, an ester, an amide, a carbamate, anether, a thioether, or a Michael reaction product. The smallmolecule-linker intermediate, linker or the CAR-EC switch be acycloaddition product, a metathesis reaction product, a metal-mediatedcross-coupling reaction product, a radical polymerization product, anoxidative coupling product, an acyl-transfer reaction product, or aphoto click reaction product. The cycloaddition may be aHuisgen-cycloaddition. The cycloaddition may be a copper-free [3+2]Huisgen-cycloaddition. The cycloaddition may be a Diels-Alder reaction.The cycloaddition may be a hetero Diels-Alder reaction. The smallmolecule-linker intermediate may be the product of an enzyme-mediatedreaction. The small molecule-linker intermediate may be a product of atransglutaminase-mediated reaction, non-limiting examples of which aredescribed in Lin et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128:4542-4543 (2006) and WO2013/093809. The small molecule-linker intermediate, linker or theCAR-EC switch may comprise a disulfide bridge that connects two cysteineresidues, such as ThioBridge™ technology by PolyTherics. The smallmolecule-linker intermediate, linker or the CAR-EC switch may comprise amaleimide bridge that connects two amino acid residues. The smallmolecule-linker intermediate, linker or the CAR-EC switch may comprise amaleimide bridge that connects two cysteine residues.

The small molecule-linker intermediate or linker may comprise analkoxy-amine (or aminooxy) group, azide group and/or cyclooctyne groupat one or more termini. The small molecule-linker intermediate or linkermay comprise an alkoxy-amine at one terminus and an azide group at theother terminus. The small molecule-linker intermediate or linker maycomprise an alkoxy-amine at one terminus and a cyclooctyne group at theother terminus. The alkoxy-amine may form a stable oxime with a ketonegroup on an amino acid. The alkoxy-amine may form a stable oxime with aketone group on an unnatural amino acid. The ketone group may be on ap-acetyl phenylalanine (pAcF).

II. Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)

Disclosed herein are CAR-EC switches that regulate the activities of acell expressing a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). The chimeric antigenreceptor may comprise an extracellular domain, transmembrane domain andintracellular domain. The extracellular domain may bind to the peptidicantigen (e.g. CAR-BP) of the CAR-EC switch. The extracellular domain maycomprise an antibody or antibody fragment that binds to the CAR-BP ofthe CAR-EC switch (a CAR-antibody). The CAR-antibody may comprise atleast a portion of an antibody. In some instances, the CAR-antibody isnot a full-length antibody. The CAR-antibody may comprise at least aportion of an immunoglobulin or fragment thereof. The immunoglobulin orfragment thereof may be selected from the group consisting of an scFv, adi-scFv, a bi-scFv, a Fab, an Fc, an F(ab′)₂, a pFc′, a nanobody, anaffibody, a DARPin, a diabody, a camelid, an engineered T cell receptorand a monobody. The immunoglobulin may be selected from the groupconsisting of an IgA1, an IgA2, an IgD, an IgM, an IgE, an IgG1, anIgG2, an IgG3, and an IgG4. The CAR-antibody may comprise at least aportion of a single chain variable fragment (scFv). The CAR-antibody maybe human, fully human, humanized, human engineered, non-human, and/orchimeric antibody.

The CAR-antibody may have a binding affinity for the CAR-BP of less thanabout 0.01 pM, about 0.02 pM, about 0.03 pM, about 0.04 pM, 0.05 pM,about 0.06 pM, about 0.07 pM, about 0.08 pM, about 0.09 pM, about 0.1pM, about 0.2 pM, 0.3 pM, about 0.4 pM, about 0.5 pM, about 0.6 pM,about 0.7 pM, about 0.8 pM, about 0.9 pM or about 1 pM, about 2 pM,about 3 pM, about 4 pM, about 5 pM, about 6 pM, about 7 pM, about 8 pM,about 9 pM, about 10 pM, about 0.01 nM, about 0.02 nM, about 0.03 nM,about 0.04 nM, about 0.05 nM, about 0.06 nM, about 0.07 nM, about 0.08nM, about 0.09 nM, about 0.1 nM, about 0.2 nM, about 0.3 nM, about 0.4nM, about 0.5 nM, about 0.6 nM, about 0.7 nM, about 0.8 nM, about 0.9nM, about 1 nM, about 2 nM, about 2.5 nM, about 3 nM, about 4 nM, about5 nM, about 6 nM, about 7 nM, about 8 nM, about 9 nM, about 10 nM, about12 nM, about 14 nM, about 16 nM, about 18 nM, about 20 nM, about 22 nM,about 24 nM, about 26 nM, about 28 nM or about 30 nM.

The CAR-antibody may recognize a synthetic (non-naturally-occurring)peptide. The CAR-antibody may comprise an antibody or antibody fragmentthat recognizes a FLAG® tag or a fragment thereof. The CAR-antibody maycomprise an antibody or antibody fragment that recognizes a yeasttranscription factor GCN4 or a fragment thereof. The CAR-antibody maycomprise an anti-HTP antibody or a fragment thereof.

The transmembrane domain and/or the intracellular domain of the CAR maycomprise at least a portion of a cytoplasmic signaling domain. Theintracellular domain may comprise at least a portion of a signalingmolecule selected from the group comprising CD3zeta, CD28, and 4-1BB.The intracellular domain may comprise an Fc receptor or a portionthereof. The Fc receptor or portion thereof may be CD16 or a portionthereof. The signaling molecule may comprise CD3zeta. The signalingmolecule may comprise CD28. The signaling molecule may comprise 4-1BB.The intracellular domain may comprise at least a portion of CD3zeta. Theintracellular domain may comprise at least a portion of CD28, Theintracellular domain may comprise at least a portion of 4-1BB, Theintracellular domain may comprise at least a portion of OX-40, Theintracellular domain may comprise at least a portion of CD30, Theintracellular domain may comprise at least a portion of CD40, Theintracellular domain may comprise at least a portion of CD2. Theintracellular domain may comprise at least a portion of CD27. Theintracellular domain may comprise at least a portion of PD-1. Theintracellular domain may comprise at least a portion of ICOS. Theintracellular domain may comprise at least a portion of lymphocytefunction-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1). The intracellular domain maycomprise at least a portion of CD7. The intracellular domain maycomprise at least a portion of LIGHT. The intracellular domain maycomprise at least a portion of NKG2C. The intracellular domain maycomprise at least a portion of B7-H3. The intracellular domain maycomprise at least a portion of a cytoplasmic signaling domain from oneor more signaling molecules. The intracellular domain may comprise atleast a portion of two or more cytoplasmic signaling domains. The two ormore cytoplasmic signaling domains may be from two or more differentsignaling molecules. The intracellular domain may comprise at least aportion of three or more cytoplasmic signaling domains. Theintracellular domain may comprise at least a portion of four or morecytoplasmic signaling domains. The intracellular domain may comprise atleast a portion of a ligand that binds to one or more signalingmolecules. The intracellular domain may comprise at least a portion of aligand that binds to CD83.

III. Chimeric Antigen Receptor Effector Cells (CAR-EC)

The methods, platforms and kits disclosed herein may comprise one ormore chimeric antigen receptor effector cells (CAR-EC) or uses thereof.The chimeric antigen receptor effector cells disclosed herein express achimeric antigen receptor. The chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) may beany CAR disclosed herein. Wherein the methods, platforms or kitscomprise two or more effector cells, the two or more effector cells maybe of the same cell type. The two or more effector cells may be of adifferent cell type. The two or more effector cells may be of the samecell lineage. The two or more effector cells may be of different celllineages. The two or more effector cells may comprise two or moreidentical CARs. The two or more effector cells may comprise two or moredifferent CARs. The two or more effector cells may comprise two or moresimilar CARs.

The effector cell may be a T cell. The effector cell may be a cell of aT cell lineage. The effector cell may be a mature T cell. The effectorcell may be a precursor T cell. The effector cell may be a cytotoxic Tcell. The effector cell may be a naive T cell. The effector cell may bea memory stem cell T cell (T_(MSC)). The effector cell may be a centralmemory T cell (T_(CM)). The effector cell may be an effector T cell(TE). The effector cell may be a CD4+ T cell. The T cell may be a CD8+ Tcell. The effector cell may be a CD4+ and CD8+ cell. The effector cellmay be an alpha-beta T cell. The effector cell may be a gamma-beta Tcell. The effector cell may be a natural killer T cell. The effectorcell may be a helper T cell.

While preferred embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods,kits and platforms comprising T cells, one skilled in the art may alsounderstand that other cell types may be used in place of a T cell. Theeffector cell may be an effector cell that has an effect on a target ortarget cell when brought into proximity of the target or target cell.The effector cell may be a cell that has a cytotoxic effect on a targetor target cell when brought into proximity of the target or target cell.The effector cell may be an immune cell. The effector cell may beselected from a B cell, a monocyte, a thrombocyte, a leukocyte, aneutrophil, an eosinophil, a basophil, or a lymphocyte. The effectorcell may be a lymphocyte. The effector cell may be a macrophage. Theeffector cell may be a phagocytic cell. The effector cell may be aneffector B cell. The effector cell may be a natural killer cell. Theeffector cell may isolated or derived from a subject suffering from adisease or condition. The effector cell may be a cell derived from asubject to be treated with a CAR-EC switch or CAR-EC platform disclosedherein.

The T cell may express a chimeric antigen receptor encoded by one ormore polynucleotides based on or derived from SEQ ID NO: 1. Thepolynucleotide may be at least about 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%,40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90% or 95% identicalto one or more polynucleotides based on or derived from SEQ ID NO: 1.The polynucleotide may be at least about 70% identical to one or morepolynucleotides based on or derived from SEQ ID NO: 1. The polypeptideencoded by one or more polynucleotides may be based on or derived fromSEQ ID NO: 1. The polypeptide may be encoded by a polynucleotide that isat least about 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%,60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90% or 95% identical to one or morepolynucleotides based on or derived from SEQ ID NO: 1. Thepolynucleotide may be constitutively expressed. The polynucleotide maybe conditionally expressed.

Disclosed herein are methods of producing a chimeric antigen receptoreffector cell (CAR-EC), the methods comprising introducing one or morepolynucleotides encoding a chimeric antigen receptor or a chimericantigen receptor complex into an effector cell. The effector cell may bea T cell. Introducing one or more polynucleotides encoding a chimericantigen receptor or a chimeric antigen receptor complex into an effectorcell may comprise transfecting the effector cell with the one or morepolynucleotides. Introducing one or more polynucleotides encoding achimeric antigen receptor or a chimeric antigen receptor complex into aneffector cell may comprise virally infecting the effector cell with oneor more viruses comprising the one or more polynucleotides encoding achimeric antigen receptor disclosed herein. The virus may be alentivirus. The virus may be an adenovirus. The virus may be aretrovirus. The virus may be an adeno-associated virus. The virus may bea self-complementary adeno-associated virus (scAAV). The virus may be amodified human immunodeficiency (HIV) virus. The virus may be a modifiedherpes simplex virus (HSV) virus. Other methods of producing the CAR-ECmay comprise a method of transferring one or more polynucleotidesencoding a chimeric antigen receptor into a cell, wherein the methodscomprise adding a transposon, a zinc finger nuclease, a TALEN or aCRISPR to the cell. The transposon may be a sleeping beauty transposon.The one or more polynucleotides may be based on or derived from SEQ IDNO: 1.

IV. CAR-EC Platform

Disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptor effector cell (CAR-EC)platforms comprising a an effector cell, wherein the effector cellcomprises a polynucleotide encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR);and a chimeric antigen receptor effector cell (CAR-EC) switch, whereinthe CAR-EC switch comprises a CAR binding peptidic antigen and atargeting polypeptide and wherein the CAR-EC switch binds a cell surfacemolecule on a target cell. The CAR-EC switch may be selected from anyCAR-EC switches disclosed herein.

The CAR-EC platforms may comprise two or more CAR-EC switches. TheCAR-EC platforms may comprise 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 or more CAR-EC switches. The CAR-EC platforms maycomprise may comprise more than 20, more than 25, more than 30, morethan 35, more than 40, more than 45 or more than 50 CAR-EC switches. Thetwo or more switches may be selected from one or more CAR-EC switchesdisclosed herein or a combination thereof.

The CAR-EC platforms disclosed herein may further comprise a firstCAR-EC switch and a second CAR-EC switch, wherein the first CAR-ECswitch comprises a first CAR-BP and a first targeting polypeptide andthe second CAR-EC switch comprises a second CAR-BP and a secondtargeting polypeptide. The first CAR-BP and the second CAR-BP may be thesame. The first CAR-BP and the second CAR-BP may be different. The firstCAR-BP and the second CAR-BP may be about 99%, about 98%, about 97%,about 96%, about 95%, about 92%, about 90%, about 85%, about 80%, about75%, about 70%, about 65%, about 60%, about 55%, about 50%, about 45%,about 40%, about 35%, about 30%, about 25%, about 20%, about 15%, about10%, about 5% or about 2% homologous. The first targeting polypeptideand the second targeting polypeptide may be the same. The firsttargeting polypeptide and the second targeting polypeptide may bedifferent. The first targeting polypeptide and the second targetingpolypeptide may be about 99%, about 98%, about 97%, about 96%, about95%, about 92%, about 90%, about 85%, about 80%, about 75%, about 70%,about 65%, about 60%, about 55%, about 50%, about 45%, about 40%, about35%, about 30%, about 25%, about 20%, about 15%, about 10%, about 5% orabout 2% homologous.

V. Kits, Vectors and Polynucleotides

Disclosed herein are kits comprising one or more CAR-EC switchesdisclosed herein. The kit may further comprise two or more CAR-ECswitches. The kit may comprise three CAR-EC switches. The kit maycomprise about 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 35, 48, 50,55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 96, 100, 120, 150, 200, 300, 384, 400,500, 600, 700, 800, 900 or 1000 CAR-EC switches. The kit may be employedfor biological research. The kit may be used for diagnosing a disease ora condition. The kit may be used for treating a disease or condition.The CAR-EC switches of the kit may be used with CAR-EC cells disclosedherein or existing CAR T-cells clinically used or tested. The kit mayfurther comprise one or more effector cells. The kit may furthercomprise one or more CAR-EC cells. The CAR-EC cell may be a T cell. TheT cell may express one or more CARs. The kit may further comprise apolynucleotide encoding one or more CARs. The kit may further comprise avector comprising a polynucleotide encoding one or more CARs. The CARmay be selected from any of the CARs disclosed herein. The kit maycomprise one or more polynucleotide encoding a CAR-EC switch disclosedherein or a portion thereof (e.g. antibody, antibody fragment, peptide).

Further disclosed herein are and vectors and polynucleotides encodingCAR-EC switches or portions thereof, wherein the CAR-EC switch comprisesa chimeric antigen receptor binding peptidic antigen and a targetingpolypeptide, wherein the targeting peptide binds a cell surface moleculeon a target cell. The polynucleotides may be DNA. The polynucleotidesmay be RNA. Unless otherwise specified, the terms “polynucleotide” and“vector,” as used herein, are used interchangeably. The targetingpolypeptide may be an antibody or antibody fragment. The vector maycomprise a sequence encoding a heavy chain of the antibody or antibodyfragment. The vectors may comprise a sequence encoding a light chain ofthe antibody or antibody fragment. The vectors may comprise the sequenceencoding the light chain of the antibody or antibody fragment and thesequence encoding the heavy chain of the antibody or antibody fragment.The light chain and the heavy chain may be expressed from the samevector. The light chain and the heavy chain may be expressed from twoseparate vectors.

Disclosed herein are vectors and polynucleotides encoding chimericantigen receptors, wherein the chimeric antigen receptors comprise anextracellular domain that binds to a peptide of a chimeric antigenreceptor effector cell switch. The extracellular domain may comprise anantibody or antibody fragment. The antibody or antibody fragment maybind a peptidic antigen of a chimeric antigen receptor effector cellswitch. The peptidic antigen may be a yeast peptide. The yeast peptidemay be GCN4. f a or portions thereof may be encoded by one or morepolynucleotides based on or derived from SEQ ID NO: 1. CARs or portionsthereof may be encoded by a polynucleotide at least about 5%, 10%, 15%,20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%,90% or 95% identical to one or more polynucleotides based on or derivedfrom SEQ ID NO: 1. CARs or portions thereof encoded by a polynucleotidemay be at least about 70% identical to one or more polynucleotides basedon or derived from SEQ ID NO: 1. Disclosed herein are vectors comprisingone or more polynucleotides based on or derived from SEQ ID NO: 1.

Vectors comprising sequences encoding chimeric antigen receptors and/orchimeric antigen receptor effector cell switches and portions thereof,disclosed herein, may be selected from any commercially availableexpression vector. The expression vector may be a prokaryotic expressionvector. The expression vector may be a eukaryotic expression vector. Theexpression vector may be a mammalian expression vector. The expressionvector may be a viral expression vector. The expression vector may havea constitutive promoter for constitutive expression of the CAR and/orCAR-EC switch encoding sequences. The expression vector may have aninducible promoter for conditional expression of the CAR and/or CAR-ECswitch encoding sequences.

VI. Therapeutic Use

Disclosed herein are methods, platforms and kits for treating a diseaseor condition in a subject in need thereof, the method comprisingadministering a chimeric antigen receptor effector cell (CAR-EC) switchto the subject, wherein the CAR-EC switch comprises: a CAR-bindingpeptidic antigen; and a targeting moiety. Disclosed herein are methodsof treating a disease or condition in a subject in need thereof, themethod comprising administering any one of the CAR-EC switches disclosedherein.

The methods may comprise administering a CAR-EC cell and one or moreCAR-EC switches. The methods may comprise administering about 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 35, 48, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70,75, 80, 85, 90, 96, 100, 120, 150, 200, 300, 384, 400, 500, 600, 700,800, 900, 1000 or more CAR-EC switches. The methods may compriseadministering two or more CAR-EC switches. The two or more CAR-ECswitches may comprise the same CAR-binding peptidic antigen. The twomore CAR-EC switches may comprise the same cell targeting polypeptide.The two or more CAR-EC switches may comprise one or more differentCAR-binding peptidic antigens. The two more CAR-EC switches may compriseone or more different cell targeting polypeptides. The methods maycomprising a plurality of CAR-EC cells and one or more CAR-EC switches.

Disclosed herein are methods of treating a disease or condition in asubject in need thereof, the method comprising administering a chimericantigen receptor effector cell (CAR-EC) switch to the subject, whereinthe CAR-EC switch comprises: a chimeric antigen receptor bindingpeptidic antigen (CAR-BP); and a targeting moiety that binds an antigenon a target. The CAR-BP, by non-limiting example, may be selected from aFLAG® tag, a yeast transcription factor GCN4 and a hydrophilic targetpeptide (HTP). The targeting moiety, by non-limiting example may beselected from an anti-CD19 antibody, an anti-CD20 antibody, an anti-CD22antibody, an anti-EGFR antibody, an anti-EGFRvIII antibody, an anti-Her2antibody, an anti-CS1 antibody, an anti-BCMA antibody, an anti-CEAantibody, an anti-CLL-1 antibody and an anti-CD33 antibody.

The methods may comprise administering one or more chimeric antigenreceptor effector cells. The methods may comprise administering one ormore T cells. The one or more effector cells may be selected from T cellis selected from a naive T cell, a memory stem cell T cell, a centralmemory T cell, an effector memory T cell, a helper T cell, a CD4+ Tcell, a CD8+ T cell, a CD8/CD4+ T cell, an αβ T cell, a γδ T cell, acytotoxic T cell, a natural killer T cell, a natural killer cell, amacrophage.

The CAR-EC switch may have a therapeutic effect that is at leastpartially dependent on bringing an effector cell in proximity of atarget cell. The therapeutic effect on the intended indication of theCAR-EC switch may be at least partially due to the CAR-EC switchrecruiting an effector cell to the target cell. The therapeutic effecton the intended indication of the CAR-EC switch may be predominantly dueto the CAR-EC switch recruiting an effector cell to the target cell. Thetherapeutic effect of the CAR-EC switch may be at least partiallydependent on stimulating an immune response in the CAR-EC cell.

Administering the CAR-EC switch may not have any therapeutic effectwithout further administering an effector cell. The CAR-EC switch maynot have a significant, desirable and/or intended therapeutic effectwithout further administering an effector cell. The CAR-EC switch maynot have any therapeutic effect towards an intended indication of theCAR-EC platform without further administering an effector cell. Aportion or component of the CAR-EC switch (e.g. CAR-BP or targetingmoiety) may not have a therapeutic effect towards the intendedindication of the CAR-EC switch without being conjugated to a secondportion or component of the CAR-EC switch (e.g. CAR-BP or targetingmoiety). The dose of a portion or component of the CAR-EC switch (e.g.CAR-BP or targeting moiety) when administered as part of the CAR-ECplatform to provide a therapeutic effect may not have a therapeuticeffect when the portion or component of the CAR-EC switch isadministered alone at that dose. The portion or component of the CAR-ECswitch may not be intended to have any therapeutic effect besidesrecruiting the T cell to the target cell. Administering the portion orcomponent of the CAR-EC switch alone may have a therapeutic effect onthe target cell, wherein the therapeutic effect is negligible relativeto the therapeutic effect of administering the CAR-EC switch and theCAR-EC cell. Administering the portion or component of the CAR-EC switchmay have a therapeutic effect on the target cell, wherein thetherapeutic effect is less than the therapeutic effect of administeringthe CAR-EC switch and the CAR-EC cell.

Disclosed herein are uses of CAR-EC switches disclosed herein to treat adisease or condition in a subject in need thereof. Further disclosedherein are uses of CAR-EC switches disclosed herein in the manufactureof a medicament for the treatment of a disease.

Disclosed herein is use of a switch comprising a peptidic antigen thatbinds a CAR (CAR-BP) on an effector cell; and a targeting polypeptidethat binds an antigen on a target to treat a disease or condition in asubject in need thereof. Further disclosed herein is use of a switchcomprising a peptidic antigen (CAR-BP) that binds a CAR on an effectorcell, wherein the CAR-BP; and a targeting polypeptide that binds anantigen on a target in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatmentof a disease.

Disclosed herein is use of a CAR-EC switch comprising a CAR-BP, whereinthe CAR-BP comprises a hydrophilic target peptide (HTP) or derivativethereof and a targeting polypeptide, wherein the targeting polypeptidecomprises an anti-CD19 antibody or fragment thereof and an effector cellcomprising a CAR, wherein the CAR comprises an anti-HTP antibody,wherein the anti-CD19 antibody or fragment thereof binds CD19 on a Bcell to treat a multiple myeloma.

Disclosed herein is use of a CAR-EC switch comprising a CAR-BP, whereinthe CAR-BP comprises a yeast transcription factor GCN4 or derivativethereof and a targeting polypeptide, wherein the targeting polypeptidecomprises an anti-CD19 antibody or fragment thereof; and an effectorcell comprising a CAR, wherein the CAR comprises an anti-GCN4 antibody,wherein the anti-CD19 antibody or fragment thereof binds CD19 on alymphoblast, lymphocyte or B cell, to treat an acute lymphoblasticleukemia, a chronic lymphocytic leukemia or a B-cell lymphoma.

The disease or condition may be a cell proliferative disorder. The cellproliferative disorder may be selected from a solid tumor, a lymphoma, aleukemia and a liposarcoma. The cell proliferative disorder may beacute, chronic, recurrent, refractory, accelerated, in remission, stageI, stage II, stage III, stage IV, juvenile or adult. The cellproliferative disorder may be selected from myelogenous leukemia,lymphoblastic leukemia, myeloid leukemia, an acute myeloid leukemia,myelomonocytic leukemia, neutrophilic leukemia, myelodysplasticsyndrome, B-cell lymphoma, burkitt lymphoma, large cell lymphoma, mixedcell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, hodgkinlymphoma, recurrent small lymphocytic lymphoma, hairy cell leukemia,multiple myeloma, basophilic leukemia, eosinophilic leukemia,megakaryoblastic leukemia, monoblastic leukemia, monocytic leukemia,erythroleukemia, erythroid leukemia and hepatocellular carcinoma. Thecell proliferative disorder may comprise a hematological malignancy. Thehematological malignancy may comprise a B cell malignancy. The cellproliferative disorder may comprise a chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Thecell proliferative disorder may comprise an acute lymphoblasticleukemia. The cell proliferative disorder may comprise a CD19-positiveBurkitt's lymphoma.

The disease or condition may be a cancer, a pathogenic infection,autoimmune disease, inflammatory disease, or genetic disorder.

In some instances, the one or more diseases comprises a cancer. Thecancer may comprise a recurrent and/or refractory cancer. Examples ofcancers include, but are not limited to, sarcomas, carcinomas, lymphomasor leukemias.

The cancer may comprise a neuroendocrine cancer. The cancer may comprisea pancreatic cancer. The cancer may comprise an exocrine pancreaticcancer. The cancer may comprise a thyroid cancer. The thyroid cancer maycomprise a medullary thyroid cancer. The cancer may comprise a prostatecancer.

The cancer may comprise an epithelial cancer. The cancer may comprise abreast cancer. The cancer may comprise an endometrial cancer. The cancermay comprise an ovarian cancer. The ovarian cancer may comprise astromal ovarian cancer. The cancer may comprise a cervical cancer.

The cancer may comprise a skin cancer. The skin cancer may comprise aneo-angiogenic skin cancer. The skin cancer may comprise a melanoma.

The cancer may comprise a kidney cancer.

The cancer may comprise a lung cancer. The lung cancer may comprise asmall cell lung cancer. The lung cancer may comprise a non-small celllung cancer.

The cancer may comprise a colorectal cancer. The cancer may comprise agastric cancer. The cancer may comprise a colon cancer.

The cancer may comprise a brain cancer. The brain cancer may comprise abrain tumor. The cancer may comprise a glioblastoma. The cancer maycomprise an astrocytoma.

The cancer may comprise a blood cancer. The blood cancer may comprise aleukemia. The leukemia may comprise a myeloid leukemia. The cancer maycomprise a lymphoma. The lymphoma may comprise a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

The cancer may comprise a sarcoma. The sarcoma may comprise an Ewing'ssarcoma.

Sarcomas are cancers of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels,or other connective or supportive tissue. Sarcomas include, but are notlimited to, bone cancer, fibrosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma,malignant hemangioendothelioma, malignant schwannoma, bilateralvestibular schwannoma, osteosarcoma, soft tissue sarcomas (e.g. alveolarsoft part sarcoma, angiosarcoma, cystosarcoma phylloides,dermatofibrosarcoma, desmoid tumor, epithelioid sarcoma, extraskeletalosteosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, hemangiopericytoma, hemangiosarcoma,Kaposi's sarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, liposarcoma, lymphangiosarcoma,lymphosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, neurofibrosarcoma,rhabdomyosarcoma, and synovial sarcoma).

Carcinomas are cancers that begin in the epithelial cells, which arecells that cover the surface of the body, produce hormones, and make upglands. By way of non-limiting example, carcinomas include breastcancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, colorectal cancer,rectal cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, stomach cancer, prostatecancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, brain cancer, vaginal cancer,vulvar cancer, uterine cancer, oral cancer, penile cancer, testicularcancer, esophageal cancer, skin cancer, cancer of the fallopian tubes,head and neck cancer, gastrointestinal stromal cancer, adenocarcinoma,cutaneous or intraocular melanoma, cancer of the anal region, cancer ofthe small intestine, cancer of the endocrine system, cancer of thethyroid gland, cancer of the parathyroid gland, cancer of the adrenalgland, cancer of the urethra, cancer of the renal pelvis, cancer of theureter, cancer of the endometrium, cancer of the cervix, cancer of thepituitary gland, neoplasms of the central nervous system (CNS), primaryCNS lymphoma, brain stem glioma, and spinal axis tumors. In someinstances, the cancer is a skin cancer, such as a basal cell carcinoma,squamous, melanoma, nonmelanoma, or actinic (solar) keratosis.

In some instances, the cancer is a lung cancer. Lung cancer may start inthe airways that branch off the trachea to supply the lungs (bronchi) orthe small air sacs of the lung (the alveoli). Lung cancers includenon-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), small cell lung carcinoma, andmesotheliomia. Examples of NSCLC include squamous cell carcinoma,adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. The mesothelioma may be acancerous tumor of the lining of the lung and chest cavity (pleura) orlining of the abdomen (peritoneum). The mesothelioma may be due toasbestos exposure. The cancer may be a brain cancer, such as aglioblastoma.

Alternatively, the cancer may be a central nervous system (CNS) tumor.CNS tumors may be classified as gliomas or nongliomas. The glioma may bemalignant glioma, high grade glioma, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.Examples of gliomas include astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas (ormixtures of oligodendroglioma and astocytoma elements), and ependymomas.Astrocytomas include, but are not limited to, low-grade astrocytomas,anaplastic astrocytomas, glioblastoma multiforme, pilocytic astrocytoma,pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, and subependymal giant cell astrocytoma.Oligodendrogliomas include low-grade oligodendrogliomas (oroligoastrocytomas) and anaplastic oligodendriogliomas. Nongliomasinclude meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, primary CNS lymphomas, andmedulloblastomas. In some instances, the cancer is a meningioma.

The leukemia may be an acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute myelocyticleukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or chronic myelocytic leukemia.Additional types of leukemias include hairy cell leukemia, chronicmyelomonocytic leukemia, and juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia.

Lymphomas are cancers of the lymphocytes and may develop from either Bor T lymphocytes. The two major types of lymphoma are Hodgkin'slymphoma, previously known as Hodgkin's disease, and non-Hodgkin'slymphoma. Hodgkin's lymphoma is marked by the presence of theReed-Sternberg cell. Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas are all lymphomas which arenot Hodgkin's lymphoma. Non-Hodgkin lymphomas may be indolent lymphomasand aggressive lymphomas. Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas include, but are notlimited to, diffuse large B cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma,mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue lymphoma (MALT), small celllymphocytic lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma,mediastinal large B cell lymphoma, Waldenströ m macroglobulinemia, nodalmarginal zone B cell lymphoma (NMZL), splenic marginal zone lymphoma(SMZL), extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma, intravascular large Bcell lymphoma, primary effusion lymphoma, and lymphomatoidgranulomatosis.

The cancer may comprise a solid tumor. The cancer may comprise asarcoma. The cancer may be selected from a group consisting of a bladdercancer, a breast cancer, a colon cancer, a rectal cancer, an endometrialcancer, a kidney cancer, a lung cancer, melanoma, a myeloma, a thyroidcancer, a pancreatic cancer, a glioma, a malignant glioma of the brain,a glioblastoma, an ovarian cancer, and a prostate cancer. The cancer mayhave non-uniform antigen expression. The cancer may have modulatedantigen expression. The antigen may be a surface antigen. The cancer maynot comprise a myeloma. The cancer may not comprise a melanoma. Thecancer may not comprise a colon cancer. The cancer may be acutelymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The cancer may be relapsed ALL. The cancermay be refractory ALL. The cancer may be relapsed, refractory ALL. Thecancer may be chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The cancer may berelapsed CLL. The cancer may be refractory CLL. The cancer may berelapsed, refractory CLL.

The cancer may comprise a breast cancer. The breast cancer may be triplepositive breast cancer (estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor andHer2 positive). The breast cancer may be triple negative breast cancer(estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and Her2 negative). The breastcancer may be estrogen receptor positive. The breast cancer may beestrogen receptor negative. The breast cancer may be progesteronereceptor positive. The breast cancer may be progesterone receptornegative. The breast cancer may comprise a Her2 negative breast cancer.The breast cancer may comprise a low-expressing Her2 breast cancer. Thebreast cancer may comprise a Her2 positive breast cancer. Cell linesexpressing Her2 have been well-characterized for antigen density,reflecting clinical immunohistochemistry characterization whichclassifies malignancies as 0 (<20,000 Her2 antigens per cell),1+(100,000 Her2 antigens per cell), 2+(500,000 Her2 antigens per cell),and 3+(>2,000,000 Her2 antigens per cell). The present inventionprovides for methods of treating breast cancers of theseclassifications. The breast cancer may comprise a breast cancerclassified as Her2 0. The breast cancer may comprise a breast cancerclassified as Her2 1+. The breast cancer may comprise a breast cancerclassified as Her2 2+. The breast cancer may comprise a breast cancerclassified as a Her2 3+.

The disease or condition may be a pathogenic infection. Pathogenicinfections may be caused by one or more pathogens. In some instances,the pathogen is a bacterium, fungi, virus, or protozoan.

Exemplary pathogens include but are not limited to: Bordetella,Borrelia, Brucella, Campylobacter, Chlamydia, Chlamydophila,Clostridium, Corynebacterium, Enterococcus, Escherichia, Francisella,Haemophilus, Helicobacter, Legionella, Leptospira, Listeria,Mycobacterium, Mycoplasma, Neisseria, Pseudomonas, Rickettsia,Salmonella, Shigella, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Treponema, Vibrio,or Yersinia. In some cases, the disease or condition caused by thepathogen is tuberculosis and the heterogeneous sample comprises foreignmolecules derived from the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis andmolecules derived from the subject. In some instances, the disease orcondition is caused by a bacterium is tuberculosis, pneumonia, which maybe caused by bacteria such as Streptococcus and Pseudomonas, a foodborneillness, which may be caused by bacteria such as Shigella, Campylobacterand Salmonella, and an infection such as tetanus, typhoid fever,diphtheria, syphilis and leprosy. The disease or condition may bebacterial vaginosis, a disease of the vagina caused by an imbalance ofnaturally occurring bacterial flora. Alternatively, the disease orcondition is a bacterial meningitis, a bacterial inflammation of themeninges (e.g., the protective membranes covering the brain and spinalcord). Other diseases or conditions caused by bacteria include, but arenot limited to, bacterial pneumonia, a urinary tract infection,bacterial gastroenteritis, and bacterial skin infection. Examples ofbacterial skin infections include, but are not limited to, impetigowhich may be caused by Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes;erysipelas which may be caused by a streptococcus bacterial infection ofthe deep epidermis with lymphatic spread; and cellulitis which may becaused by normal skin flora or by exogenous bacteria.

The pathogen may be a fungus, such as, Candida, Aspergillus,Cryptococcus, Histoplasma, Pneumocystis, and Stachybotrys. Examples ofdiseases or conditions caused by a fungus include, but are not limitedto, jock itch, yeast infection, ringworm, and athlete's foot.

The pathogen may be a virus. Examples of viruses include, but are notlimited to, adenovirus, coxsackievirus, Epstein-Barr virus, Hepatitisvirus (e.g., Hepatitis A, B, and C), herpes simplex virus (type 1 and2), cytomegalovirus, herpes virus, HIV, influenza virus, measles virus,mumps virus, papillomavirus, parainfluenza virus, poliovirus,respiratory syncytial virus, rubella virus, and varicella-zoster virus.Examples of diseases or conditions caused by viruses include, but arenot limited to, cold, flu, hepatitis, AIDS, chicken pox, rubella, mumps,measles, warts, and poliomyelitis.

The pathogen may be a protozoan, such as Acanthamoeba (e.g., A.astronyxis, A. castellanii, A. culbertsoni, A. hatchetti, A. polyphaga,A. rhysodes, A. healyi, A. divionensis), Brachiola (e.g., B connori, B.vesicularum), Cryptosporidium (e.g., C. parvum), Cyclospora (e.g., C.cayetanensis), Encephalitozoon (e.g., E. cuniculi, E. hellem, E.intestinalis), Entamoeba (e.g., E. histolytica), Enterocytozoon (e.g.,E. bieneusi), Giardia (e.g., G. lamblia), Isospora (e.g, I. belli),Microsporidium (e.g., M. africanum, M. ceylonensis), Naegleria (e.g., N.fowleri), Nosema (e.g., N. algerae, N. ocularum), Pleistophora,Trachipleistophora (e.g., T. anthropophthera, T. hominis), andVittaforma (e.g., V. corneae).

The disease or condition may be an autoimmune disease or autoimmunerelated disease. An autoimmune disorder may be a malfunction of thebody's immune system that causes the body to attack its own tissues.Examples of autoimmune diseases and autoimmune related diseases include,but are not limited to, Addison's disease, alopecia areata, ankylosingspondylitis, antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), autoimmune aplasticanemia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, autoimmune hepatitis, autoimmunemyocarditis, Behcet's disease, celiac sprue, Crohn's disease,dermatomyositis, eosinophilic fasciitis, erythema nodosum, giant cellarteritis (temporal arteritis), Goodpasture's syndrome, Graves' disease,Hashimoto's disease, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), IgAnephropathy, juvenile arthritis, diabetes, juvenile diabetes, Kawasakisyndrome, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, lupus (SLE), mixed connective tissuedisease (MCTD), multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, pemphigus,polyarteritis nodosa, type I, II, & III autoimmune polyglandularsyndromes, polymyalgia rheumatica, polymyositis, psoriasis, psoriaticarthritis, Reiter's syndrome, relapsing polychondritis, rheumatoidarthritis, sarcoidosis, scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome, sperm &testicular autoimmunity, stiff person syndrome, Takayasu's arteritis,temporal arteritis/giant cell arteritis, ulcerative colitis, uveitis,vasculitis, vitiligo, and Wegener's granulomatosis.

The disease or condition may be an inflammatory disease. Examples ofinflammatory diseases include, but are not limited to, alveolitis,amyloidosis, angiitis, ankylosing spondylitis, avascular necrosis,Basedow's disease, Bell's palsy, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome,celiac disease, cholangitis, chondromalacia patella, chronic activehepatitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, Cogan's syndrome, congenital hipdysplasia, costochondritis, Crohn's Disease, cystic fibrosis, DeQuervain's tendinitis, diabetes associated arthritis, diffuse idiopathicskeletal hyperostosis, discoid lupus, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, familialmediterranean fever, fascitis, fibrositis/fibromyalgia, frozen shoulder,ganglion cysts, giant cell arteritis, gout, Graves' Disease,HIV-associated rheumatic disease syndromes, hyperparathyroid associatedarthritis, infectious arthritis, inflammatory bowel syndrome/irritablebowel syndrome, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, lyme disease, Marfan'sSyndrome, Mikulicz's Disease, mixed connective tissue disease, multiplesclerosis, myofascial pain syndrome, osteoarthritis, osteomalacia,osteoporosis and corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis, Paget's Disease,palindromic rheumatism, Parkinson's Disease, Plummer's Disease,polymyalgia rheumatica, polymyositis, pseudogout, psoriatic arthritis,Raynaud's Phenomenon/Syndrome, Reiter's Syndrome, rheumatic fever,rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, sciatica (lumbar radiculopathy),scleroderma, scurvy, sickle cell arthritis, Sjogren's Syndrome, spinalstenosis, spondyloisthesis, Still's Disease, systemic lupuserythematosis, Takayasu's (Pulseless) Disease, Tendinitis, tenniselbow/golf elbow, thyroid associated arthritis, trigger finger,ulcerative colitis, Wegener's Granulomatosis, and Whipple's Disease.

Methods of treatment disclosed herein may comprise off-target activityas measured by cytokine levels. The method may reduce the off-targetactivity, as measured by cytokine levels, when compared to other CAR-ECtherapies. The method may reduce the off-target activity as measured byinterferon gamma levels. Other off-target activities that may be reducedinclude toxic lymphophenia, fatal cytolysis of solid tumor targets andchronic hypogammaglobulinemia for hematological targets. Methods oftreatment and compositions disclosed herein may be used to treat acancer comprising CD19-mediated B cell aplasia. The methods andcompositions may minimize the CD19-mediated B cell aplasia. The methodmay avoid long-term B-cell aplasia.

The CAR-EC platforms, methods and compositions disclosed herein may beused to treat a heterogeneous tumor or a heterogeneous blood cellmalignancy in a subject in need thereof. The “pan-B cell” marker CD20 isthe most prevalently targeted antigen for B cell neoplasms and theFDA-approved antibody rituximab is a vital component in the treatment ofmany leukemias and lymphomas. However, resistance mechanisms related tomodulation of CD20 antigen expression occurs in a significant number ofpatients. It is clear that targeting with either CD19 or CD20 antigenalone is insufficient for a curative therapy. The methods disclosedherein provide for construction and administration of two or moreswitches with different specificities (e.g. an anti-CD19 antibody CAR-ECswitch and an anti-CD20 antibody CAR-EC switch). The methods disclosedherein provide for construction and administration of two or moreswitches with different specificities (e.g. an anti-CD19 antibody CAR-ECswitch and an anti-CD22 antibody CAR-EC switch). This methodology mayoffer a significant advantage against the propensity for relapse in theclinic while avoiding persistent loss of B cells. A heterogeneous tumoror heterogeneous blood cell malignancy may also be treated with ananti-CD19 antibody CAR-EC switch and an anti-CD22 antibody CAR-ECswitch. One or more CAR-EC switches may be administered sequentially orsimultaneously.

The CAR-EC switch may be administered with one or more additionaltherapeutic agents. The one or more additional therapeutic agents may beselected from a group consisting of an immunotherapy, a chemotherapy anda steroid. The one or more additional therapeutic agents may be achemotherapy drug. The chemotherapy drug may be an alkylating agent, anantimetabolite, an anthracycline, a topoisomerase inhibitor, a mitoticinhibitor, a corticosteroid or a differentiating agent. The chemotherapydrug may be selected from actinomycin-D, bleomycin, altretamine,bortezomib, busulfan, carboplatin, capecitabine, carmustine,chlorambucil, cisplatin, cladribine, clofarabine, cyclophosphamide,cytarabine, dacarbazine, daunorubicin, docetaxel, doxorubicin,epirubicin, etoposide, estramustine, floxuridine, fludarabine,fluorouracil, gemcitbine (Gemzar), hydroxyurea, idarubicin, ifosfamide,irinotecan (Camptosar), ixabepilone, L-asparaginase, lomustine,mechlorethamine, melphalan, 6-mercaptopurine, methotrexate, mitomycin-C,paclitaxel (Taxol), pemetrexed, pentostatin, streptozocin, temozolomide,teniposide, thioguanine, thiotepa, topotecan (Hycamtin), vincristine,vinblastine, vinorelbine, retinoids, tretinoin (ATRA or Atralin®),bexarotene (Targretin®) and arsenic trioxide (Arsenox®). Thechemotherapy may be administered as a pill to swallow, as an injectioninto the muscle or fat tissue, intravenously, topically or directly intoa body cavity.

The one or more additional therapeutic agents may comprise anangiogenesis inhibitor. The angiogenesis inhibitor may be selected frombevacizumab, itraconazole, carboxyamidotriazole, TNP-470, CM101, IFNalpha, IL-12, platelet factor 4, suramin, SU5416, thrombospondin, aVEGFR antagonist, an angiostatic steroid with heparin,CAR-ECilage-derived angiogenesis inhibitory factor, matrixmetalloprotease inhibitors, angiostatin, endostatin, sorafenib,sunitinib, pazopanib, everolimus, 2-methoxyestradiol, tecogalan,tetrathiomolybdate, thalidomide, prolactin, αvβ₃ inhibitor, linomide,tasquinimod, soluble VEGFR-1, soluble NRP-1, angiopoietin 2, vasostatin,calreticulin, TIMP, CDAI, Meth-1, Meth-2, interferon-alpha,interferon-beta, interferon-gamma, CXCL10, IL-4, IL-12, IL-18,prothrombin, antithrombin III fragment, prolactin, VEGI, SPARC,osteopontin, maspin, canstatin, proliferin-related protein and restin.

The one or more additional therapeutic agents may comprise a hormonetherapy. The hormone therapy may be selected from an anti-estrogen (e.g.fulvestrant (Faslodex®), tamoxifen, toremifene (Fareston®)); anaromatase inhibitor (e.g. anastrozole (Arimidex®), exemestane(Aromasin®) letrozole (Femara®); a progestin (e.g. megestrol acetate(Megace®); an estrogen; an anti-androgen (e.g. bicalutamide (Casode®),flutamide (Eulexin®), nilutamide (Nilandron®)); a gonadotropin-releasinghormone (GnRH) or luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonistor analog (e.g. leuprolide (Lupron®), goserelin (Zoladex®)).

The one or more additional therapeutic agents may comprise a steroid.The steroid may be a corticosteroid. The steroid may be cortisol or aderivative thereof. The steroid may be selected from prednisone,methylprednisolone (Solumedrol®) or dexamethasone.

The CAR-EC switch may be administered with one or more additionaltherapies. The one or more additional therapies may comprise lasertherapy. The one or more additional therapies may comprise radiationtherapy. The one or more additional therapies may comprise surgery.

Disclosed herein are platforms, kits and methods for treating a diseaseor condition in a subject. The subject may be a healthy subject. Thesubject may be suffering from a disease or condition. The subject may besuffering from more than one disease or condition. The subject may besuffering from chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The subject may besuffering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The subject may be ananimal. The subject may be a mammal. The mammal may be a human, achimpanzee, a gorilla, a monkey, a bovine, a horse, a donkey, a mule, adog, a cat, a pig, a rabbit, a goat, a sheep, a rat, a hamster, a guineapig or a mouse. The subject may be a bird or a chicken. The subject maybe a human. The subject may be a child. The child may be suffering fromacute lymphoblastic leukemia. The subject may be less than 6 months old.The subject may be about 1 year old, about 2 years old, about 3 yearsold, about 4 years old, about 5 years old, about 6 years old, about 7years old, about 8 years old, about 9 years old, about 10 years old,about 11 years old, about 12 years old, about 13 years old, about 14years old, about 15 years old, about 18 years old, about 20 years old,about 25 years old, about 30 years old, about 35 years old, about 40years old, about 45 years old, about 50 years old, about 55 years old,about 60 years old, about 65 years old, about 70 years old, about 75years old, about 80 years old, about 85 years old, about 90 years old,about 95 years old, about 100 years old or about 105 years old.

VII. Method of Clearing Effector Cells

Further disclosed herein are methods of clearing CAR-EC cells in asubject, comprising administering a CAR-EC off switch. The CAR-EC offswitch may comprise an antibody or antibody fragment that targets a cellsurface marker on the effector cell. The CAR-EC off switch may comprisea peptide that is bound by the CAR of the CAR-EC. The CAR-EC off switchmay comprise a CAR-BP that is bound by the CAR of the CAR-EC.

The antibody, antibody fragment or peptide of the CAR-EC off switch maybe conjugated to a drug or a toxin. The drug or toxin may be selectedfrom maytasine (e.g. DM1, DM4), monomethylauristatin E,monomethylauristatin F, Ki-4.dgA, dolastatin 10, calicheamicin, SN-38,duocarmycin, irinotecan, ricin, saporin, gelonin, poke weed antiviralprotein, pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A or diphtheria toxin. Thetoxin may comprise a poison, a bacterial toxin (e.g. bacterial toxinscausing tetanus, diphtheria), a plant toxin or animal toxin. The toxinmay be a snake venom. The toxin may comprise vinblastine. The toxin maycomprise auristatin. The toxin may be contained in a liposomemembrane-coated vesicle. Wherein the toxin is contained in a liposomemembrane-coated vesicle, the antibody is attached to the vesicle.

The cell surface marker may be a viral protein or fragment thereof.Alternatively or additionally, the effector cell expresses a viralprotein or fragment thereof that is not a cell surface marker. Theeffector cell expressing a viral protein or fragment thereof may betargeted with a drug. Wherein the effector cell comprises a viralprotein or fragment thereof, the drug may be selected from a groupcomprising abacavir, acyclovir, acyclovir, adefovir, amantadine,amprenavir, ampligen, arbidol, atazanavir, atripla, balavir,boceprevirertet, cidofovir, combivir, darunavir, delavirdine,didanosine, docosanol, edoxudine, efavirenz, emtricitabine, enfuvirtide,entecavir, an entry inhibitor, famciclovir, a fixed dose combinationantiretroviral drug, fomivirsen, fosamprenavir, foscarnet, fosfonet, afusion inhibitor, ganciclovir, ibacitabine, imunovir, idoxuridine,imiquimod, indinavir, inosine, integrase inhibitor, interferon type III,interferon type II, interferon type I, interferon, lamivudine,lopinavir, loviride, maraviroc, moroxydine, methisazone, nelfinavir,nevirapine, nexavir, nucleoside analogue, oseltamivir, peginterferonalfa-2a, penciclovir, peramivir, pleconaril, podophyllotoxin, proteaseinhibiro, raltegravir, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, ribavirin,rimantadine, ritonavir, pyramidine, saquinavir, sofosbuvir, stavudine, asynergistic enhancer retroviral durg, tea tree oil, telaprevir,tenofovir, tenofovir disoproxil, tipranavir, trifluridine, trizivir,tromantadine, truvada, valaciclovir, vicriviroc, vidarabine, viramidine,zacitabine, zanamivir or zidovudine. The drug may be ganciclovir. Thedrug may be acyclovir.

VIII. Pharmaceutical Compositions

Disclosed herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or moreof the CAR-EC switches disclosed herein. The compositions may furthercomprise one or more pharmaceutically acceptable salts, excipients orvehicles. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts, excipients, or vehicles foruse in the present pharmaceutical compositions include carriers,excipients, diluents, antioxidants, preservatives, coloring, flavoringand diluting agents, emulsifying agents, suspending agents, solvents,fillers, bulking agents, buffers, delivery vehicles, tonicity agents,cosolvents, wetting agents, complexing agents, buffering agents,antimicrobials, and surfactants.

Neutral buffered saline or saline mixed with serum albumin are exemplaryappropriate carriers. The pharmaceutical compositions may includeantioxidants such as ascorbic acid; low molecular weight polypeptides;proteins, such as serum albumin, gelatin, or immunoglobulins;hydrophilic polymers such as polyvinylpyrrolidone; amino acids such asglycine, glutamine, asparagine, arginine or lysine; monosaccharides,disaccharides, and other carbohydrates including glucose, mannose, ordextrins; chelating agents such as EDTA; sugar alcohols such as mannitolor sorbitol; salt-forming counterions such as sodium; and/or nonionicsurfactants such as Tween, pluronics, or polyethylene glycol (PEG). Alsoby way of example, suitable tonicity enhancing agents include alkalimetal halides (preferably sodium or potassium chloride), mannitol,sorbitol, and the like. Suitable preservatives include benzalkoniumchloride, thimerosal, phenethyl alcohol, methylparaben, propylparaben,chlorhexidine, sorbic acid and the like. Hydrogen peroxide also may beused as preservative. Suitable cosolvents include glycerin, propyleneglycol, and PEG. Suitable complexing agents include caffeine,polyvinylpyrrolidone, beta-cyclodextrin orhydroxy-propyl-beta-cyclodextrin. Suitable surfactants or wetting agentsinclude sorbitan esters, polysorbates such as polysorbate 80,tromethamine, lecithin, cholesterol, tyloxapal, and the like. Thebuffers may be conventional buffers such as acetate, borate, citrate,phosphate, bicarbonate, or Tris-HC1. Acetate buffer may be about pH4-5.5, and Tris buffer may be about pH 7-8.5. Additional pharmaceuticalagents are set forth in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 18thEdition, A. R. Gennaro, ed., Mack Publishing Company, 1990.

The composition may be in liquid form or in a lyophilized orfreeze-dried form and may include one or more lyoprotectants,excipients, surfactants, high molecular weight structural additivesand/or bulking agents (see, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,685,940,6,566,329, and 6,372,716). In one embodiment, a lyoprotectant isincluded, which is a non-reducing sugar such as sucrose, lactose ortrehalose. The amount of lyoprotectant generally included is such that,upon reconstitution, the resulting formulation will be isotonic,although hypertonic or slightly hypotonic formulations also may besuitable. In addition, the amount of lyoprotectant should be sufficientto prevent an unacceptable amount of degradation and/or aggregation ofthe protein upon lyophilization. Exemplary lyoprotectant concentrationsfor sugars (e.g., sucrose, lactose, trehalose) in the pre-lyophilizedformulation are from about 10 mM to about 400 mM. In another embodiment,a surfactant is included, such as for example, nonionic surfactants andionic surfactants such as polysorbates (e.g., polysorbate 20,polysorbate 80); poloxamers (e.g., poloxamer 188); poly(ethylene glycol)phenyl ethers (e.g., Triton); sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS); sodiumlaurel sulfate; sodium octyl glycoside; lauryl-, myristyl-, linoleyl-,or stearyl-sulfobetaine; lauryl-, myristyl-, linoleyl- orstearyl-sarcosine; linoleyl, myristyl-, or cetyl-betaine;lauroamidopropyl-, cocamidopropyl-, linoleamidopropyl-,myristamidopropyl-, palmidopropyl-, or isostearamidopropyl-betaine(e.g., lauroamidopropyl); myristamidopropyl-, palmidopropyl-, orisostearamidopropyl-dimethylamine; sodium methyl cocoyl-, or disodiummethyl ofeyl-taurate; and the MONAQUAT™. series (Mona Industries, Inc.,Paterson, N.J.), polyethyl glycol, polypropyl glycol, and copolymers ofethylene and propylene glycol (e.g., Pluronics, PF68 etc). Exemplaryamounts of surfactant that may be present in the pre-lyophilizedformulation are from about 0.001-0.5%. High molecular weight structuraladditives (e.g., fillers, binders) may include for example, acacia,albumin, alginic acid, calcium phosphate (dibasic), cellulose,carboxymethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose sodium,hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose,hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, dextran,dextrin, dextrates, sucrose, tylose, pregelatinized starch, calciumsulfate, amylose, glycine, bentonite, maltose, sorbitol, ethylcellulose,disodium hydrogen phosphate, disodium phosphate, disodium pyrosulfite,polyvinyl alcohol, gelatin, glucose, guar gum, liquid glucose,compressible sugar, magnesium aluminum silicate, maltodextrin,polyethylene oxide, polymethacrylates, povidone, sodium alginate,tragacanth microcrystalline cellulose, starch, and zein. Exemplaryconcentrations of high molecular weight structural additives are from0.1% to 10% by weight. In other embodiments, a bulking agent (e g.,mannitol, glycine) may be included.

Compositions may be suitable for parenteral administration. Exemplarycompositions are suitable for injection or infusion into an animal byany route available to the skilled worker, such as intraarticular,subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intracerebral(intraparenchymal), intracerebroventricular, intramuscular, intraocular,intraarterial, or intralesional routes. A parenteral formulationtypically will be a sterile, pyrogen-free, isotonic aqueous solution,optionally containing pharmaceutically acceptable preservatives.

Examples of non-aqueous solvents are propylene glycol, polyethyleneglycol, vegetable oils such as olive oil, and injectable organic esterssuch as ethyl oleate. Aqueous carriers include water, alcoholic/aqueoussolutions, emulsions or suspensions, including saline and bufferedmedia. Parenteral vehicles include sodium chloride solution, Ringers'dextrose, dextrose and sodium chloride, lactated Ringer's, or fixedoils. Intravenous vehicles include fluid and nutrient replenishers,electrolyte replenishers, such as those based on Ringer's dextrose, andthe like. Preservatives and other additives may also be present, suchas, for example, anti-microbials, anti-oxidants, chelating agents, inertgases and the like. See generally, Remington's Pharmaceutical Science,16th Ed., Mack Eds., 1980.

Pharmaceutical compositions described herein may be formulated forcontrolled or sustained delivery in a manner that provides localconcentration of the product (e.g., bolus, depot effect) and/orincreased stability or half-life in a particular local environment. Thecompositions may comprise the formulation of CAR-EC switches,polypeptides, nucleic acids, or vectors disclosed herein withparticulate preparations of polymeric compounds such as polylactic acid,polyglycolic acid, etc., as well as agents such as a biodegradablematrix, injectable microspheres, microcapsular particles, microcapsules,bioerodible particles beads, liposomes, and implantable delivery devicesthat provide for the controlled or sustained release of the active agentwhich then may be delivered as a depot injection. Techniques forformulating such sustained- or controlled-delivery means are known and avariety of polymers have been developed and used for the controlledrelease and delivery of drugs. Such polymers are typically biodegradableand biocompatible. Polymer hydrogels, including those formed bycomplexation of enantiomeric polymer or polypeptide segments, andhydrogels with temperature or pH sensitive properties, may be desirablefor providing drug depot effect because of the mild and aqueousconditions involved in trapping bioactive protein agents (e.g.,antibodies comprising an ultralong CDR3). See, for example, thedescription of controlled release porous polymeric microparticles forthe delivery of pharmaceutical compositions in WO 93/15722. Suitablematerials for this purpose include polylactides (see, e.g., U.S. Pat.No. 3,773,919), polymers of poly-(a-hydroxycarboxylic acids), such aspoly-D-(−)-3-hydroxybutyric acid (EP 133,988A), copolymers of L-glutamicacid and gamma ethyl-L-glutamate (Sidman et al., Biopolymers, 22:547-556 (1983)), poly(2-hydroxyethyl-methacrylate) (Langer et al., J.Biomed. Mater. Res., 15: 167-277 (1981), and Langer, Chem. Tech., 12:98-105 (1982)), ethylene vinyl acetate, or poly-D(−)-3-hydroxybutyricacid. Other biodegradable polymers include poly(lactones),poly(acetals), poly(orthoesters), and poly(orthocarbonates).Sustained-release compositions also may include liposomes, which may beprepared by any of several methods known in the art (see, e.g., Eppsteinet al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 82: 3688-92 (1985)). The carrieritself, or its degradation products, should be nontoxic in the targettissue and should not further aggravate the condition. This may bedetermined by routine screening in animal models of the target disorderor, if such models are unavailable, in normal animals.Microencapsulation of recombinant proteins for sustained release hasbeen performed successfully with human growth hormone (rhGH),interferon-(rhIFN-), interleukin-2, and MN rgp120. Johnson et al., Nat.Med., 2:795-799 (1996); Yasuda, Biomed. Ther., 27:1221-1223 (1993); Horaet al., Bio/Technology. 8:755-758 (1990); Cleland, “Design andProduction of Single Immunization Vaccines Using PolylactidePolyglycolide Microsphere Systems,” in Vaccine Design: The Subunit andAdjuvant Approach, Powell and Newman, eds, (Plenum Press: New York,1995), pp. 439-462; WO 97/03692, WO 96/40072, WO 96/07399; and U.S. Pat.No. 5,654,010. The sustained-release formulations of these proteins weredeveloped using poly-lactic-coglycolic acid (PLGA) polymer due to itsbiocompatibility and wide range of biodegradable properties. Thedegradation products of PLGA, lactic and glycolic acids may be clearedquickly within the human body. Moreover, the degradability of thispolymer may be depending on its molecular weight and composition. Lewis,“Controlled release of bioactive agents from lactide/glycolide polymer,”in: M. Chasin and R. Langer (Eds.), Biodegradable Polymers as DrugDelivery Systems (Marcel Dekker: New York, 1990), pp. 1-41. Additionalexamples of sustained release compositions include, for example, EP58,481A, U.S. Pat. No. 3,887,699, EP 158,277A, Canadian Patent No.1176565, U. Sidman et al., Biopolymers 22, 547 [1983], R. Langer et al.,Chem. Tech. 12, 98 [1982], Sinha et al., J. Control. Release 90, 261[2003], Zhu et al., Nat. Biotechnol. 18, 24 [2000], and Dai et al.,Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 41, 117 [2005].

Bioadhesive polymers are also contemplated for use in or withcompositions of the present disclosure. Bioadhesives are synthetic andnaturally occurring materials able to adhere to biological substratesfor extended time periods. For example, Carbopol and polycarbophil areboth synthetic cross-linked derivatives of poly(acrylic acid).Bioadhesive delivery systems based on naturally occurring substancesinclude for example hyaluronic acid, also known as hyaluronan.Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring mucopolysaccharide consistingof residues of D-glucuronic and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. Hyaluronic acidis found in the extracellular tissue matrix of vertebrates, including inconnective tissues, as well as in synovial fluid and in the vitreous andaqueous humor of the eye. Esterified derivatives of hyaluronic acid havebeen used to produce microspheres for use in delivery that arebiocompatible and biodegradable (see, for example, Cortivo et al.,Biomaterials (1991) 12:727-730; EP 517,565; WO 96/29998; Illum et al.,J. Controlled Rel. (1994) 29:133-141).

Both biodegradable and non-biodegradable polymeric matrices may be usedto deliver compositions of the present disclosure, and such polymericmatrices may comprise natural or synthetic polymers. Biodegradablematrices are preferred. The period of time over which release occurs isbased on selection of the polymer. Typically, release over a periodranging from between a few hours and three to twelve months is mostdesirable. Exemplary synthetic polymers which may be used to form thebiodegradable delivery system include: polymers of lactic acid andglycolic acid, polyamides, polycarbonates, polyalkylenes, polyalkyleneglycols, polyalkylene oxides, polyalkylene terepthalates, polyvinylalcohols, polyvinyl ethers, polyvinyl esters, poly-vinyl halides,polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyglycolides, polysiloxanes, polyanhydrides,polyurethanes and co-polymers thereof, poly(butic acid), poly(valericacid), alkyl cellulose, hydroxyalkyl celluloses, cellulose ethers,cellulose esters, nitro celluloses, polymers of acrylic and methacrylicesters, methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose,hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, hydroxybutyl methyl cellulose, celluloseacetate, cellulose propionate, cellulose acetate butyrate, celluloseacetate phthalate, carboxylethyl cellulose, cellulose triacetate,cellulose sulphate sodium salt, poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(ethylmethacrylate), poly(butylmethacrylate), poly(isobutyl methacrylate),poly(hexylmethacrylate), poly(isodecyl methacrylate), poly(laurylmethacrylate), poly(phenyl methacrylate), poly(methyl acrylate),poly(isopropyl acrylate), poly(isobutyl acrylate), poly(octadecylacrylate), polyethylene, polypropylene, poly(ethylene glycol),poly(ethylene oxide), poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(vinylalcohols), polyvinyl acetate, poly vinyl chloride, polystyrene andpolyvinylpyrrolidone. Exemplary natural polymers include alginate andother polysaccharides including dextran and cellulose, collagen,chemical derivatives thereof (substitutions, additions of chemicalgroups, for example, alkyl, alkylene, hydroxylations, oxidations, andother modifications routinely made by those skilled in the art), albuminand other hydrophilic proteins, zein and other prolamines andhydrophobic proteins, copolymers and mixtures thereof. In general, thesematerials degrade either by enzymatic hydrolysis or exposure to water invivo, by surface or bulk erosion. The polymer optionally is in the formof a hydrogel (see, for example, WO 04/009664, WO 05/087201, Sawhney, etal., Macromolecules, 1993, 26, 581-587) that can absorb up to about 90%of its weight in water and further, optionally is cross-linked withmulti-valent ions or other polymers.

Delivery systems also include non-polymer systems that are lipidsincluding sterols such as cholesterol, cholesterol esters and fattyacids or neutral fats such as mono-di- and tri-glycerides; hydrogelrelease systems; silastic systems; peptide based systems; wax coatings;compressed tablets using conventional binders and excipients; partiallyfused implants; and the like. Specific examples include, but are notlimited to: (a) erosional systems in which the product is contained in aform within a matrix such as those described in U.S. Pat. Nos.4,452,775, 4,675,189 and 5,736,152 and (b) diffusional systems in whicha product permeates at a controlled rate from a polymer such asdescribed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,854,480, 5,133,974 and 5,407,686.Liposomes containing the product may be prepared by methods knownmethods, such as for example (DE 3,218,121; Epstein et al., Proc. Natl.Acad. Sci. USA, 82: 3688-3692 (1985); Hwang et al., Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci. USA, 77: 4030-4034 (1980); EP 52,322; EP 36,676; EP 88,046; EP143,949; EP 142,641; JP 83-118008; U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,485,045 and4,544,545; and EP 102,324).

Alternatively or additionally, the compositions may be administeredlocally via implantation into the affected area of a membrane, sponge,or other appropriate material on to which a CAR-EC switch disclosedherein has been absorbed or encapsulated. Where an implantation deviceis used, the device may be implanted into any suitable tissue or organ,and delivery of a CAR-EC switch, nucleic acid, or vector disclosedherein may be directly through the device via bolus, or via continuousadministration, or via catheter using continuous infusion.

A pharmaceutical composition comprising a CAR-EC switch disclosed hereinmay be formulated for inhalation, such as for example, as a dry powderInhalation solutions also may be formulated in a liquefied propellantfor aerosol delivery. In yet another formulation, solutions may benebulized. Additional pharmaceutical composition for pulmonaryadministration include, those described, for example, in WO 94/20069,which discloses pulmonary delivery of chemically modified proteins. Forpulmonary delivery, the particle size should be suitable for delivery tothe distal lung. For example, the particle size may be from 1 μm to 5μm; however, larger particles may be used, for example, if each particleis fairly porous.

Certain formulations containing CAR-EC switches disclosed herein may beadministered orally. Formulations administered in this fashion may beformulated with or without those carriers customarily used in thecompounding of solid dosage forms such as tablets and capsules. Forexample, a capsule may be designed to release the active portion of theformulation at the point in the gastrointestinal tract whenbioavailability is maximized and pre-systemic degradation is minimized.Additional agents may be included to facilitate absorption of aselective binding agent. Diluents, flavorings, low melting point waxes,vegetable oils, lubricants, suspending agents, tablet disintegratingagents, and binders also may be employed.

Another preparation may involve an effective quantity of a CAR-EC switchdisclosed herein in a mixture with non-toxic excipients which aresuitable for the manufacture of tablets. By dissolving the tablets insterile water, or another appropriate vehicle, solutions may be preparedin unit dose form. Suitable excipients include, but are not limited to,inert diluents, such as calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate orbicarbonate, lactose, or calcium phosphate; or binding agents, such asstarch, gelatin, or acacia; or lubricating agents such as magnesiumstearate, stearic acid, or talc.

Suitable and/or preferred pharmaceutical formulations may be determinedin view of the present disclosure and general knowledge of formulationtechnology, depending upon the intended route of administration,delivery format, and desired dosage. Regardless of the manner ofadministration, an effective dose may be calculated according to patientbody weight, body surface area, or organ size. Further refinement of thecalculations for determining the appropriate dosage for treatmentinvolving each of the formulations described herein are routinely madein the art and is within the ambit of tasks routinely performed in theart. Appropriate dosages may be ascertained through use of appropriatedose-response data.

IX. CAR-EC Switch Production Methods

Disclosed herein are methods of producing CAR-EC switches comprisingexpressing one or more polypeptides from one or more vectors comprisingone or more polynucleotide having one or more sequences that encode achimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switch or a portion thereof,wherein the chimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switch comprises apeptidic antigen (CAR-BP) and a targeting polypeptide. The targetingmoiety may comprise a targeting polypeptide. In general, the methodscomprise fusing or grafting a polynucleotide encoding the CAR-BP to apolynucleotide encoding the targeting polypeptide. Fusing or graftingmay be carried out by any standard cloning method known to one skilledin the art. Fusing or grafting the polynucleotides encoding the CAR-BPand targeting polypeptide may comprise enzymatic digestion of thepolynucleotides, ligation of the polynucleotides and/or amplification ofthe polynucleotides.

The peptidic antigen may be fused to an N terminus of the targetingpolypeptide. The peptidic antigen may be fused to a C terminus of thetargeting polypeptide. The peptidic antigen may be grafted within thetargeting polypeptide. The targeting polypeptide may comprise atargeting antibody or antibody fragment. The peptidic antigen may befused to an N terminus of the targeting antibody or antibody fragment.The peptidic antigen may be fused to a C terminus of the targetingantibody or antibody fragment.

As used herein, the term “fused” may refer to adjoining a terminus ofthe CAR-BP with a terminus of the targeting polypeptide. The CAR-BP maybe fused to the terminus of the targeting polypeptide without replacingor removing any amino acids of the targeting polypeptide. Fusing theCAR-BP to the terminus of the targeting polypeptide may compriseremoving or replacing amino acids at the terminus of the targetingpolypeptide. Removing or replacing amino acids at the terminus of thetargeting polypeptide may comprise removing or replacing about 1 toabout 20 amino acids at the terminus of the targeting polypeptide. TheCAR-BP may be fused to the terminus of the targeting polypeptide via alinker. The linker may be fused to the CAR-BP to produce a CAR-BP-linkerintermediate. The linker may be fused to a CAR-BP N terminus to producethe CAR-BP-linker intermediate. The linker may be fused to a CAR-BP Cterminus to produce the CAR-BP-linker intermediate. The CAR-BP-linkerintermediate may be fused to the targeting polypeptide. TheCAR-BP-linker intermediate may be fused to the N terminus of thetargeting polypeptide. The CAR-BP-linker intermediate may be fused tothe C terminus of the targeting polypeptide. A first CAR-BP linkerintermediate may be fused to the N terminus of the targeting polypeptideand a second CAR-BP linker intermediate may be fused to the C terminusof the targeting polypeptide. The CAR-BP of the first CAR-BP linkerintermediate may be the same or similar to the CAR-BP of the secondCAR-BP linker intermediate. The CAR-BP of the first CAR-BP linkerintermediate may be different from the CAR-BP of the second CAR-BPlinker intermediate.

As used herein, the term “grafted” may refer to inserting a CAR-BPwithin a targeting polypeptide (e.g. between two amino acids of thetargeting polypeptide). The CAR-BP may be grafted within the targetingpolypeptide without replacing or removing any amino acids of thetargeting polypeptide. Grafting the CAR-BP within the targetingpolypeptide may comprise removing or replacing amino acids within thetargeting polypeptide. Removing or replacing amino acids within thetargeting polypeptide may comprise removing or replacing about 1 toabout 20 amino acids within the targeting polypeptide. The CAR-BP may begrafted within the targeting polypeptide via one linker. The CAR-BP maybe grafted within the targeting polypeptide via two linkers. The linkermay be fused to the CAR-BP N terminus to produce a CAR-BP-linkerintermediate. The linker may be fused to the CAR-BP C terminus toproduce a CAR-BP-linker intermediate. A first linker may be fused to theCAR-BP N terminus and a second linker may be fused to the CAR-BP Cterminus to produce a CAR-BP-linker intermediate. The CAR-BP linkerintermediate may be grafted with in the targeting polypeptide. A firstCAR-BP linker intermediate may be grafted within the targetingpolypeptide and a second CAR-BP linker intermediate may be graftedwithin the targeting polypeptide. The first CAR-BP linker intermediatemay be grafted within a first domain of the targeting polypeptide and asecond CAR-BP linker intermediate may be grafted within a second domainof the targeting polypeptide. The first domain of the targetingpolypeptide may be the same as the second domain of the targetingpolypeptide. The first domain of the targeting polypeptide may bedifferent from the second domain of the targeting polypeptide. TheCAR-BP of the first CAR-BP linker intermediate may be the same orsimilar to the CAR-BP of the second CAR-BP linker intermediate. TheCAR-BP of the first CAR-BP linker intermediate may be different from theCAR-BP of the second CAR-BP linker intermediate. Unless otherwisespecified, the terms “graft” and “insert”, as used herein, are usedinterchangeably.

The targeting moiety may comprise an antibody or antibody fragment. Theantibody or antibody fragment may comprise a heavy chain and a lightchain or fragments thereof. The methods may comprise expressing a heavychain wherein the peptidic antigen is fused to a terminus of the heavychain. The methods may comprise expressing a heavy chain wherein thepeptidic antigen is grafted within the heavy chain. The methods maycomprise expressing a light chain wherein the peptidic antigen is fusedto a terminus of the light chain. The methods may comprise expressing alight chain wherein the peptidic antigen is grafted within the lightchain.

The methods may further comprise cloning one or more polynucleotidesencoding the targeting polypeptide and/or the peptidic antigen into anexpression vector. The methods may further comprise ligation of the oneor more polynucleotides encoding the targeting polypeptide and/orpeptidic antigen into an expression vector. The expression vector may bea prokaryotic expression vector. The expression vector may be aeukaryotic expression vector. The expression vector may be a mammalianexpression vector. The expression vector may be a viral expressionvector. The methods may further comprise validating the cloning of theone or more polynucleotides encoding the targeting polypeptide and/orpeptidic antigen into the expression vector comprising sequencing theexpression vector, running gel electrophoresis of the vector and/orviewing the targeting polypeptide and/or peptidic antigen on an SDS pagegel.

The methods may further comprise amplifying a polynucleotide encodingthe targeting polypeptide and/or peptidic antigen and cloning thetargeting polypeptide and/or peptidic antigen into the expressionvector. Amplifying the polynucleotide encoding the targeting polypeptideand/or the peptidic antigen may comprise synthesizing oligonucleotidesat least partially complementary to the gene. The oligonucleotides maybe sufficiently complementary to the gene to anneal to thepolynucleotide. The oligonucleotides may comprise linker sequences. Thelinker sequences may be selected from SEQ ID NOs: 40-44.

The methods may further comprise transfecting or infecting a cell withthe expression vector. The methods may further comprise expressing thetargeting polypeptide and/or peptidic antigen in the cell. The methodsmay further comprise expressing the targeting polypeptide and/orpeptidic antigen in a cell free system. The methods may further compriseproducing a virus comprising the expression vector. The methods mayfurther comprise propagating the virus. The methods may further compriseinfecting a cell with the virus comprising the expression vector. Themethods may further comprise propagating the cell.

Disclosed herein are methods of grafting the antibody or antibodyfragment, the peptidic antigen or the targeting peptide to produce aCAR-EC switch. The method may comprise grafting the CAR-BP to theantibody or antibody fragment. The method may comprise grafting theCAR-BP to an N terminus, C terminus or internal site of the antibody orantibody fragment. The CAR-BP may be grafted to a CL domain of theantibody or antibody fragment. The CAR-BP may be grafted to a loop ofthe CL domain of the antibody or antibody fragment. The method maycomprise grafting the antibody or antibody fragment to the CAR-BP. Themethod may comprise grafting the antibody or antibody fragment to an Nterminus, C terminus or internal site of the CAR-BP. The method maycomprise grafting the CAR-BP to the targeting peptide. The method maycomprise grafting the CAR-BP to an N terminus, C terminus or internalsite of the targeting peptide. The method may comprise grafting thetargeting peptide to the CAR-BP. The method may comprise grafting thetargeting peptide to an N terminus, C terminus or internal site of theCAR-BP.

The CAR-BP, targeting peptide, antibody or antibody fragment maycomprise one or more linkers, wherein the linker is located at the Nterminus and/or C terminus of the CAR-BP, targeting peptide, antibody orantibody fragment. The method may comprise grafting the antibody orantibody fragment, the CAR-BP or the targeting peptide through thelinker. The linker may comprise (GSSSS)_(n) (SEQ ID NO: 47).

Grafting may comprise producing a CAR-EC switch encoding nucleic acid.Producing the CAR-EC switch encoding nucleic acid may comprise one ormore polymerase chain reactions. Producing the CAR-EC switch encodingnucleic acid may comprise one or more nucleic acid enzymatic digestions.The enzymatic digestion may be site specific. Producing the CAR-ECswitch encoding nucleic acid may comprise one or more ligations. Themethods of producing the CAR-EC switch may comprise incorporating theCAR-EC switch encoding nucleic acid into a CAR-EC switch vector. Thevector may be an expression vector. The expression vector may comprise aconstitutive promoter, an inducible promoter and/or a conditionalpromoter. The CAR-EC switch encoding nucleic acid or CAR-EC switchvector may be expressed in a cell and the resulting CAR-EC switchisolated and purified. The cell may be a prokaryotic cell. The cell maybe an E. coli. The cell may be a eukaryotic cell. The cell may be amammalian cell. The CAR-EC switch encoding nucleic acid or CAR-EC switchvector may be expressed in a cell-free system. Alternatively oradditionally the CAR-EC switch may be synthesized from free amino acids.

Purification of CAR-EC Switches and Portions Thereof

Disclosed herein are methods of purifying CAR-EC switches disclosedherein, comprising separating the CAR-EC switches disclosed herein fromcomponents of a CAR-EC switch production system (e.g. cellular debris,free amino acids). Purifying the CAR-EC switch may comprise use of oneor more concentrator columns, electrophoresis, filtration,centrifugation, chromatography or a combination thereof. Chromatographymay comprise size-exclusion chromatography. Additional chromatographymethods include, but are not limited to, hydrophobic interactionchromatography, ion exchange chromatography, affinity chromatography,metal binding, immunoaffinity chromatography, and high performanceliquid chromatography or high pressure liquid chromatography.Electrophoresis may comprise denaturing electrophoresis ornon-denaturing electrophoresis.

The CAR-EC switches may comprise one or more peptide tags. The methodsof purifying CAR-EC switches may comprise binding one or more peptidetags of the CAR-EC switches to a capturing agent. The capturing agentmay be selected from an antibody, a column, a bead and a combinationthereof. The one or more tags may be cleaved by one or more proteases.Examples of tags include, but are not limited to, polyhistidine, FLAG®tag, HA, c-myc, V5, chitin binding protein (CBP), maltose bindingprotein (MBP), and glutathione-S-transferase (GST). The peptide tag maybe the CAR-BP. The peptide tag may be HTP. The peptide tag may be yeasttranscription factor GCN4.

The methods may further comprise lyophilization or ultracentrifugationof the CAR-BPs, targeting polypeptides and/or the CAR-EC switches.

The purity of the CAR-BPs, targeting polypeptides and/or the CAR-ECswitches may be equal to or greater than 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%,80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more. Thepurity of the CAR-BPs, targeting polypeptides and/or the CAR-EC switchesmay be equal to or greater than 85%. The purity of the CAR-BPs,targeting polypeptides and/or the CAR-EC switches may be equal to orgreater than 90%. The purity of the CAR-BPs, targeting polypeptidesand/or the CAR-EC switches may be equal to or greater than 95%. Thepurity of the CAR-BPs, targeting polypeptides and/or the CAR-EC switchesmay be equal to or greater than 97%.

The methods of producing CAR-EC switches disclosed herein may compriseproducing CAR-EC switches that are structurally homogeneous. The methodof producing the CAR-EC switch from a polynucleotide may result in oneor more CAR-EC switches that have the same or similar form, features,binding affinities (e.g. for the CAR or the target), geometry and/orsize. The homogeneity of the CAR-EC switches may be equal to or greaterthan 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%,95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more. The homogeneity of the CAR-EC switchesmay be equal to or greater than 85%. The homogeneity CAR-EC switches maybe equal to or greater than 90%. The homogeneity of the CAR-EC switchesmay be equal to or greater than 95%. The homogeneity of the CAR-ECswitches may be equal to or greater than 97%. The homogeneity may be astructural homogeneity. The homogeneity may be a structural homogeneityprior to administering the cell to a subject. The homogeneity may be astructural homogeneity prior to modifications to the CAR-EC switch bycellular activities (methylation, acetylation, glycosylation, etc.).These high percentages of homogeneity may provide a more predictableeffect of the CAR-EC switch. These high percentages of homogeneity mayprovide for less off-target effects of the CAR-EC switch, when combinedwith a CAR-EC to treat a condition in a subject.

EXAMPLES

The following illustrative examples are representative of embodiments ofthe software applications, systems, and methods described herein and arenot meant to be limiting in any way.

Example 1 Production and Evaluation of a Switchable CAR-T Platform

The solubility, stability, affinity, and potential for cross reactiveepitopes in the human proteome of developed antibodies were consideredin choosing a CAR-EC switch peptidic antigen. Based on these criteria, alinear amino acid epitope from the yeast transcription factor GCN4(7P14P) was chosen. Single chain antibodies with affinities varying from2.6 nM to 5.2 pM enable optimization of the CAR-EC through bindingkinetics. Additionally, these antibodies are among the highest affinityanti-peptide single chain antibodies for linear epitopes. Thedissociation constant (Kd) for the chosen GCN4 epitope (7P14P) having asequence of NYHLENEVARLKKL (SEQ ID NO. 3) and GCN4 binding scFv (52SR4)is 5.2 pM.

A small hydrophilic target peptide (HTP), based on the commonly usedFLAG® tag, was developed. FLAG® has low antigenicity, is highly soluble,and has been fused to numerous proteins with little impact on proteinfolding or stability. In modifying FLAG to HTP, a proline residue wasincorporated after the terminal lysine in an effort to increaseproteolytic stability. Antibodies to this epitope are developed bytraditional mouse immunization and subsequent humanization or by phagepanning of a human library. Binding kinetics of evolved scFv's are fullycharacterized and peptide-CAR-ECs are created and tested for off-targetspecificity as described.

Evaluation of a Switchable CAR-T Platform in a Xenograft Model

To evaluate efficacy, mouse xenograft models are used to compare theseswitchable platforms to previously developed by CAR-T switch platforms.Towards this end, RS4; 11, NALM-6, Raji or other CD19 positive celllines are used to establish tumor models in non-obese diabetic-severecombined immunodeficiency (NOD-SCID-_(γ) ^(−/−), NSG) mice. CAR-Ts aredelivered by intravenous administration. Dose-range finding is carriedout for the peptide anti-CD19 switch, and is compared to a wild typeCD19 Fab control. Efficacy is judged based on tumor burden and overallsurvival. Mice are monitored with weekly blood draws to monitorproliferation of CAR-ECs in peripheral blood. Detailed immunophenotypiccharacterization of CAR-ECs focus on effector, memory, senescent(terminally differentiated), or anergized phenotypes are definedaccording to standard phenotypic parameters using multi-channel flowcytometry.

Efficacy of the Fab, and IgG based switches are delivered at appropriatedosages per observed PK data and compared. IgG is most efficacious inthis model for its long residence time in vivo. Further exploration onthis idea is carried out in the syngeneic model.

Primary patient-derived ALL or CLL samples are obtained and forgenerating xenograft models in NSG mice. Primary samples arecharacterized for CD19 expression by flow cytometry. Leukemia isestablished in mice for 2-3 weeks prior to administration of therapy.Efficacy versus CAR-T-19 is judged by monitoring CD19⁺ ALL blast countsin peripheral blood. In the event that leukemia is not controlled oreliminated, proliferated blasts are immunophenotyped (specificallylooking for loss of CD19 antigen expression, vida infra for furtherstudy). Persistence of CAR-ECs is also monitored (although the latter isnot expected to differ substantially from RS4; 11-based xenografts).

Evaluation of a Switchable CAR-T Platform in a Syngeneic Model

Although the xenograft models in immunodeficient mice allow measurementof the efficacy of the switchable platform, this model is not optimal toassess a method for alleviating the long-term lymphopenia associatedwith CAR-T-19 therapy. Switchable CAR-ECs are tested for the ability toreverse B cell aplasia in an immunocompetent B cell lymphoma mousemodel. To create a murine surrogate CAR-T, the engineered peptide-basedchimeric receptor is cloned to a Moloney murine leukemia-basedretroviral vector for transduction into murine splenocytes. Themurine-derived signaling domains CD28 and CD3z are used. The anti-humanCD19 antibody does not cross-react with mouse CD19; therefore, the ratanti-mouse CD19 hybridoma 1D3 is obtained (from ATCC) and variableregions sequenced. This sequence is cloned into an expression vector forpeptide fusion to create the switch and is cloned into a chimericantigen receptor to create a CAR-T-19 mouse surrogate.

After optimization of transduction and assessment of efficacy in vitro,the Myc5-CD19 cell line is used to establish B cell lymphoma in wildtype C57BL/6 mice. CAR-ECs and switches are administered with dosingschedules based on xenograft studies and in vitro assays with surrogatesystem. Of particular interest in this model is to compare Fab, and IgGbased switches on the rate of Myc5-CD19 disappearance and B cellablation. As with xenografts studies, CAR-T proliferation is monitoredand immunophenotypic characterization is carried out ex vivo. Aftereradication of lymphoma cells, switch administration is halted and thereproliferation of B cells in peripheral blood is monitored. Both thesurrogate CAR-T-19 and the surrogate switchable CAR-T are expected toenable long-term remission, but only the switchable platform enablesrepopulation of B cells. CAR-T infiltration to major organs is monitoredvia histology on predefined cohorts and cellular analysis is carried outpost-therapy. Long-term persistence of CAR-ECs in the absence ofstimulation is followed.

Evaluation of a Switchable CAR-T Platform in a Heterogeneous CancerModel

A first switch containing an anti-CD19 targeting antibody and a secondswitch containing the anti-CD20 targeting antibody rituximab are usedsequentially or simultaneously to target different antigens in the samepatient using a single adoptively transferred CAR-T in an effort tocombat ALL relapse attributed to a CD19 escape variant during CAR-T-19therapy.

An anti-CD20 switch is created in analogous fashion to the anti-CD19switch using the optimal characteristics determined in Example 3. ACAR-T-20 based on rituximab is constructed for comparison. Efficacy istested in vitro against CD20-positive IM-9 and Daudi cells lines. Tocreate a heterogeneous B-cell lymphoblast, the chronic myelogenousleukemia-derived K562 cell line (which is negative for CD20 and CD19) isstably transduced with the CD19 antigen using a lentiviral vector.Single cell clones are obtained via flow-sorting to obtain a populationwith homogenous CD19 expression. This cell line is then be transducedwith CD20 and sorted by high (CD20^(hi)) or low (CD20^(low)) level ofantigen expression. The activation and cytotoxicity of the switchableCAR-T on mixtures of CD19⁺CD20⁻ and CD19^(+CD)20^(hi) or CD19⁺CD20^(low)are assessed in vitro using the CD19 and CD20 switches (simultaneous orsequential administration). The method provides an opportunity to studythe lowest percentage of CD20^(hi) or CD20^(low) cells in a populationthat are necessary to stimulate the CAR-T with the rituximab switch.This may be more physiologically relevant than a homogeneous population.This system is then tested in a xenograft mouse model. A mixture ofCD19⁺CD20⁻ and CD19⁺CD20⁺ are used to establish the xenograft.Alternatively, primary patient derived ALL samples are used for thisexperiment if found to be heterogeneous for CD19 or CD20 expression inour initial xenograft study. Switchable CAR-ECs with the anti-CD20switch are administered to eliminate the CD19⁺CD20⁺ population and allowoutgrowth of CD19⁺CD20⁻ cells. To demonstrate the feasibility ofretargeting the same CAR-T, the anti-CD19 switch is subsequently dosedand growth of remaining xenograft monitored. Tumors are evaluated forantigen expression in cohorts of sacrificed mice or in primary blasts.Simultaneous targeting is also assessed. Treatment is compared withCAR-T-19, CAR-T-20, or both simultaneously.

Example 2 CAR Construction

The CARs were constructed as follows:

LV-EF1a-GCN4-BBZ was designed to target the 7P14P epitope of the yeasttranscription factor GCN4 (sequence RMKQLEPKVEELLPKNYHLENEVARLKKLVGER(SEQ ID NO. 2) where the underlined amino acids have been shown to bindto the c11L32Ser scFv in the 1P4B crystal structure from PDB. The scFvwas constructed from the 52SR4 (high affinity mutant with similarsequence to c11L32Ser) antibody scFv from reference: Zahnd, C.,Spinelli, S., Luginbuhl, B., Amstutz, P., Cambillau, C., and Pluckthun,A. (2004) Directed in vitro evolution and crystallographic analysis of apeptide-binding single chain antibody fragment (scFv) with low picomolaraffinity, The Journal of Biological Chemistry 279, 18870-18877.

Example 3 Cloning, Expression and Purification ofAnti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(HC1)

Cloning: Mammalian expression vector of CD19 Fab heavy chain wasgenerated by ligation of amplified CD19 Fab heavy chain (VH and CH1) topFuse-hIgG1-Fc backbone vector (InvivoGen, CA) without Fc fragment. Agene encoding antibody CD19 light chain was amplified and cloned intothe pFuse vector without hIgG1 Fc fragment. A gene encoding GCN4(NYHLENEVARLKKL=SEQ ID NO: 3) with was synthesized as oligonucleotides.Subsequently, anti-CD1-Fab-GCN4_(HC1) fusion proteins were created bygrafting GCN4 into the mature heavy chain of the CD19 Fab following S135of the CD19 Fab heavy chain. The resulting mammalian expression vectorswere confirmed by DNA sequencing.

Expression and Purification: anti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(HC1) was expressedthrough transient transfection of FreeStyle HEK 293 cells withexpression vectors of CD19-Fab light chain and GCN4-CD19-HC1, accordingto the manufacturer's protocol. Briefly, 28 mL FreeStyle HEK 293 cellscontaining 3×107 cells were seeded in a 125 mL shaking flask. 15 μglight chain plasmid and 15 μg heavy chain plasmid diluted in 1 mLOpti-MEM medium were added in 1 mL Opti-MEM containing 60 μL 293fectin(Invitrogen, Inc). After the plasmids were incubated with 293fectin for30 min, the lipoplex mixture was added to the cell suspension. Cellswere then shaken at 125 rpm in a 5% CO2 environment at 37° C. Culturemedium containing secreted proteins was harvested at 48 and 96 hoursafter transfection. The anti-CD1-Fab-GCN4_(HC1) was purified by ProteinG chromatography (Thermo Fisher Scientific, IL). Purified proteins wereanalyzed by SDS-PAGE gels. FIGS. 5A and 5B show SDS gel images ofanti-CD1-Fab-GCN4_(HC1) (Lane 7) in non-reducing and reducing (with 50mM DTT) conditions, respectively.

Example 4 Cloning, Expression and Purification ofAnti-CD19-IgG-GCN4_(HC1)

Cloning: Mammalian expression vector of CD19 IgG heavy chain wasgenerated by in-frame ligation of amplified CD19 Fab heavy chain (VH andCH1) to pFuse-hIgG1-Fc backbone vector (InvivoGen, CA). A gene encodingantibody CD19 light chain was amplified and cloned into the pFuse vectorwithout hIgG1 Fc fragment. A gene encoding GCN4 (NYHLENEVARLKKL=SEQ IDNO: 3) was synthesized as oligonucleotides. Subsequently,anti-CD19-IgG-GCN4_(HC1) fusion proteins were created by inserting GCN4following S135 of the mature heavy chain of the CD19 IgG. The resultingmammalian expression vectors were confirmed by DNA sequencing.

Expression and Purification: anti-CD19-IgG-GCN4_(HC1) was expressedthrough transient transfection of FreeStyle HEK 293 cells withexpression vectors of CD19-IgG light chain and GCN4-CD19 heavy chain,according to the manufacturer's protocol. Briefly, 28 mL FreeStyle HEK293 cells containing 3×107 cells were seeded in a 125 mL shaking flask.15 μg light chain plasmid and 15 μg heavy chain plasmid diluted in 1 mLOpti-MEM medium were added in 1 mL Opti-MEM containing 60 μL 293fectin(Invitrogen, Inc). After the plasmids were incubated with 293fectin for30 min, the lipoplex mixture was added to the cell suspension. Cellswere then shaken at 125 rpm in a 5% CO2 environment at 37° C. Culturemedium containing secreted proteins was harvested at 48 and 96 hoursafter transfection. GCN4-CD19 heavy chain was purified by Protein Gchromatography (Thermo Fisher Scientific, IL). Purified proteins wereanalyzed by SDS-PAGE gels. FIGS. 5A & 5B show SDS gel images ofanti-CD19-IgG-GCN4_(HC1) (Lane 3) in non-reducing and reducing (with 50mM DTT) conditions, respectively.

Example 5 Cloning, Expression and Purification ofAnti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(C-term)

Cloning: Mammalian expression vector of CD19 Fab heavy chain wasgenerated by ligation of amplified CD19 Fab heavy chain (VH and CH1) topFuse-hIgG1-Fc backbone vector (InvivoGen, CA) without Fc fragment. Agene encoding antibody CD19 light chain was amplified and cloned intothe pFuse vector without hIgG1 Fc fragment. A gene encoding GCN4(NYHLENEVARLKKL=SEQ ID NO: 3) with GGGGS (SEQ ID NO: 48) linker atN-terminal end of GCN4 with was synthesized as oligonucleotides.Subsequently, anti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(C-term) term fusion proteins werecreated by fusing the linker-GCN4 to the C terminus of the Fab heavychain at C223. The resulting mammalian expression vectors were confirmedby DNA sequencing.

Expression and Purification: anti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(C-term) was expressedthrough transient transfection of FreeStyle HEK 293 cells withexpression vectors of CD19-Fab light chain andanti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(C-term), according to the manufacturer's protocol.Briefly, 28 mL FreeStyle HEK 293 cells containing 3×107 cells wereseeded in a 125 mL shaking flask. 15 μg light chain plasmid and 15 μgheavy chain plasmid diluted in 1 mL Opti-MEM medium were added in 1 mLOpti-MEM containing 60 μL 293fectin (Invitrogen, Inc). After theplasmids were incubated with 293fectin for 30 min, the lipoplex mixturewas added to the cell suspension. Cells were then shaken at 125 rpm in a5% CO2 environment at 37° C. Culture medium containing secreted proteinswas harvested at 48 and 96 hours after transfection.anti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(C-term) was purified by Protein G chromatography(Thermo Fisher Scientific, IL). Purified proteins were analyzed bySDS-PAGE gels. FIGS. 5A and 5B show SDS gel images ofanti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(C-term) (Lane 9) in non-reducing and reducing (with50 mM DTT) conditions, respectively.

Example 6 Cloning, Expression and Purification ofAnti-CD19-IgG-GCN4_(hinge)

Cloning: Mammalian expression vector of CD19 IgG heavy chain wasgenerated by in-frame ligation of amplified CD19 Fab heavy chain (VH andCH1) to pFuse-hIgG1-Fc backbone vector (InvivoGen, CA). A gene encodingantibody CD19 light chain was amplified and cloned into the pFuse vectorwithout hIgG1 Fc fragment. A gene encoding GCN4 (NYHLENEVARLKKL=SEQ IDNO: 3) with GGGGS (SEQ ID NO: 48) linker at N-terminal end of GCN4 andGGS (SEQ ID NO: 49) at C-terminal of GCN4 (“linker-GCN4-linker”) wassynthesized as oligonucleotides. Subsequently,anti-CD19-IgG-GCN4_(hinge) fusion proteins were created by grafting thelinker-GCN4-linker between the C terminus of the Fab heavy chain at C223and the hinge region. Thus, the linker-GCN4-linker extends the hingeregion of the IgG, mimicking an IgG3 structure with an elongated hingeregion. The resulting mammalian expression vectors were confirmed by DNAsequencing.

Expression and Purification: anti-CD19-IgG-GCN4_(hinge) was expressedthrough transient transfection of FreeStyle HEK 293 cells withexpression vectors of CD19-IgG light chain and GCN4-CD19 hinge heavychain, according to the manufacturer's protocol. Briefly, 28 mLFreeStyle HEK 293 cells containing 3×107 cells were seeded in a 125 mLshaking flask. 15 μg light chain plasmid and 15 μg heavy chain plasmiddiluted in 1 mL Opti-MEM medium were added in 1 mL Opti-MEM containing60 μL 293fectin (Invitrogen, Inc). After the plasmids were incubatedwith 293fectin for 30 min, the lipoplex mixture was added to the cellsuspension. Cells were then shaken at 125 rpm in a 5% CO2 environment at37° C. Culture medium containing secreted proteins was harvested at 48and 96 hours after transfection. GCN4-CD19 hinge IgG was purified byProtein G chromatography (Thermo Fisher Scientific, IL). Purifiedproteins were analyzed by SDS-PAGE gels. FIGS. 5A & 5B show SDS gelimages of anti-CD19-IgG-GCN4_(hinge) (Lane 5) in non-reducing andreducing (with 50 mM DTT) conditions, respectively.

Example 7 Cloning, Expression and Purification ofAnti-CD19-IgG-GCN4_(CL1)

Cloning: Mammalian expression vector of CD19 IgG heavy chain wasgenerated by in-frame ligation of amplified CD19 Fab heavy chain (VH andCH1) to pFuse-hIgG1-Fc backbone vector (InvivoGen, CA). A gene encodingantibody CD19 light chain was amplified and cloned into the pFuse vectorwithout hIgG1 Fc fragment. A gene encoding GCN4 (NYHLENEVARLKKL=SEQ IDNO: 3) with GGGGS (SEQ ID NO: 48) linker at both ends was synthesized asoligonucleotides. Subsequently, anti-CD19-IgG-GCN4_(CL1) fusion proteinswere created by replacing the K169 in CL region of CD19 light chain withGCN4 with linker sequences at both ends. The resulting mammalianexpression vectors were confirmed by DNA sequencing.

Expression and Purification: anti-CD19-IgG-GCN4_(CL1) was expressedthrough transient transfection of FreeStyle HEK 293 cells withexpression vectors of CD19-IgG heavy chain and GCN4-CD19-CL1 lightchain, according to the manufacturer's protocol. Briefly, 28 mLFreeStyle HEK 293 cells containing 3×10⁷ cells were seeded in a 125 mLshaking flask. 15 μg light chain plasmid and 15 μg heavy chain plasmiddiluted in 1 mL Opti-MEM medium were added in 1 mL Opti-MEM containing60 μL 293fectin (Invitrogen, Inc). After the plasmids were incubatedwith 293fectin for 30 min, the lipoplex mixture was added to the cellsuspension. Cells were then shaken at 125 rpm in a 5% CO₂ environment at37° C. Culture medium containing secreted proteins was harvested at 48and 96 hours after transfection. anti-CD19-IgG-GCN4_(CL1) was purifiedby Protein G chromatography (Thermo Fisher Scientific, IL). Purifiedproteins were analyzed by SDS-PAGE gels. FIGS. 5A & 5B show SDS gelimages of anti-CD19-IgG-GCN4_(CL1) (Lane 4) in non-reducing and reducing(with 50 mM DTT) conditions, respectively.

Example 8 Cloning, Expression and Purification ofAnti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(CL1)

Cloning: Mammalian expression vector of CD19 Fab heavy chain wasgenerated by ligation of amplified CD19 Fab heavy chain (VH and CH1) topFuse-hIgG1-Fc backbone vector (InvivoGen, CA) without Fc fragment. Agene encoding antibody CD19 light chain was amplified and cloned intothe pFuse vector without hIgG1 Fc fragment. A gene encoding GCN4(NYHLENEVARLKKL=SEQ ID NO: 3) with GGGGS (SEQ ID NO: 48) linker at bothends was synthesized as oligonucleotides. Subsequently,anti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(CL1) fusion proteins were created by replacing theK169 in CL region of CD19 light chain with GCN4 with linker sequences atboth ends. The resulting mammalian expression vectors were confirmed byDNA sequencing.

Expression and Purification: anti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(CL1) was expressedthrough transient transfection of FreeStyle HEK 293 cells withexpression vectors of CD19-Fab heavy chain and GCN4-CD19-CL light chain,according to the manufacturer's protocol. Briefly, 28 mL FreeStyle HEK293 cells containing 3×10⁷ cells were seeded in a 125 mL shaking flask.15 μg light chain plasmid and 15 μg heavy chain plasmid diluted in 1 mLOpti-MEM medium were added in 1 mL Opti-MEM containing 60 μL 293fectin(Invitrogen, Inc). After the plasmids were incubated with 293fectin for30 min, the lipoplex mixture was added to the cell suspension. Cellswere then shaken at 125 rpm in a 5% CO2 environment at 37° C. Culturemedium containing secreted proteins was harvested at 48 and 96 hoursafter transfection. The anti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(CL1) was purified by ProteinG chromatography (Thermo Fisher Scientific, IL). Purified proteins wereanalyzed by SDS-PAGE gels. FIGS. 5A & 5B show SDS gel images ofanti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(CL1) (Lane 8) in non-reducing and reducing (with 50mM DTT) conditions, respectively.

Example 9 Cloning, Expression and Purification ofAnti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(LC1-N-term)

Cloning: Mammalian expression vector of CD19 Fab heavy chain wasgenerated by ligation of amplified CD19 Fab heavy chain (VH and CH1) topFuse-hIgG1-Fc backbone vector (InvivoGen, CA) without Fc fragment. Agene encoding antibody CD19 light chain was amplified and cloned intothe pFuse vector without hIgG1 Fc fragment. A gene encoding GCN4(NYHLENEVARLKKL=SEQ ID NO: 3) with GGGGS (SEQ ID NO: 48) linker atC-terminal end of GCN4 with was synthesized as oligonucleotides.Subsequently, anti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(LC1-N-term) fusion proteins werecreated by fusing the linker-GCN4 to the N terminus of the Fab lightchain. The resulting mammalian expression vectors were confirmed by DNAsequencing.

Expression and Purification: anti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(LC1-N-term) wasexpressed through transient transfection of FreeStyle HEK 293 cells withexpression vectors of CD19-Fab light chain and GCN4-CD19-C-term,according to the manufacturer's protocol. Briefly, 28 mL FreeStyle HEK293 cells containing 3×107 cells were seeded in a 125 mL shaking flask.15 μg light chain plasmid and 15 μg heavy chain plasmid diluted in 1 mLOpti-MEM medium were added in 1 mL Opti-MEM containing 60 μL 293fectin(Invitrogen, Inc). After the plasmids were incubated with 293fectin for30 min, the lipoplex mixture was added to the cell suspension. Cellswere then shaken at 125 rpm in a 5% CO2 environment at 37° C. Culturemedium containing secreted proteins was harvested at 48 and 96 hoursafter transfection. anti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(LC1-N-term) was purified byProtein G chromatography (Thermo Fisher Scientific, IL). Purifiedproteins were analyzed by SDS-PAGE gels. FIGS. 5A and 5B show SDS gelimages of anti-CD19-Fab-GCN4_(LC1-N-term) (Lane 10) in non-reducing andreducing (with 50 mM DTT) conditions, respectively.

Example 10 Cytotoxicity of Anti-CD19 Fab-GCN4_(CL1), Anti-CD19IgG_(FcNull)-GCN4 and Anti-CD19 Fab-GCN4_(C-term) CAR-EC Switches

Peptide CAR-EC switches were created by fusing 14 amino acids of theGCN4 yeast transcription factor peptide sequence 7P14P (defined in Zahndet al. (2004) Directed in vitro evolution and crystallographic analysisof a peptide-binding single chain antibody fragment (scFv) with lowpicomolar affinity, The Journal of Biological Chemistry 279,18870-18877). The 14 amino acids were chosen based on those defined incrystal structure 1P4B of GCN4 peptide 7P14P with scFv c11L32Ser. Theswitches were constructed by either fusing the GCN4 peptide sequence tothe C-terminus of the heavy chain of the Fab antibody or by fusing theGCN4 peptide sequence in the CL loop of the light chain of the Fab orIgG antibody. All expressions were carried out in CHO or HEK cells.

To create a grafted GCN4 peptide based anti-CD19 CAR-T switch (SEQ IDNO: 30), the peptide NYHLENEVARLKKL (SEQ ID NO: 3), suggested to be theminimal binding epitope according to the crystal structure (PDB: 1P4B)(see FIG. 2) from the yeast transcription factor GCN4 peptide (7P14P)RMKQLEPKVEELLPKNYHLENEVARLKKLVGER (SEQ ID NO: 2), was grafted to themouse anti-human CD19 Fab clone FMC63. The graft was carried out byreplacing K63 (as counted from the N terminus of the constant region,which would be K169 when counting from the N terminus of the matureprotein) of the light chain with the sequence GGGGSNYHLENEVARLKKLGGGGS(SEQ ID NO. 4)—the GCN4 epitope flanked by GGGGS linkers (SEQ ID NO:48). The mass spec of anti-CD19 Fab_(CL1)-GCN4 is provided below (FIG.3). Alternatively, the peptide is grafted to the heavy chain (SEQ ID NO:29).

The cytotoxic activity of the anti-CD19 Fab_(CL1)-GCN4 switch wasassessed with the human PBMCs transduced with LV-EF1a-GCN4 (52SR4) tocreate CAR-T-GCN4 at E:T ratios of 10:1 and 24 hour incubation. Activitywas assessed against NALM-6 (CD19⁺), RS4; 11 (CD19⁺), or RPMI-8226(CD19⁻) (Table 1). The activity of the IgG (FcNull) switch was assessedagainst RS4; 11 (CD19⁺), or K562 (CD19⁻) (Table 2). The activity of theC-terminal switch was assessed against RS4; 11 (CD19⁺), or K562 (CD19⁻)(Table 3).

TABLE 1 Cytotoxicity of the anti-CD19 Fab_(CL1)-GCN4 switch %Cytotoxicity Concentration NALM-6 (CD19 RS4;11 (CD19 RPMI-8226 (CD19(pM) positive) positive) negative) 10 86.74405 104.0488 15.20283 182.23607 90.00308 8.149928 0.1 77.28449 84.11992 3.819127 0.01 47.1536345.37116 2.656606 0.001 −5.794394 −2.258805 −4.993927 0.0001 −7.191706−8.02902 −7.662813 0.00001 −4.779683 −2.792706 −1.318068

TABLE 2 Cytotoxicity of anti-CD19 IgG_(FcNull)-GCN4 switch %Cytotoxicity Concentration RS4;11 (CD19 K562 (CD19 (pM) positive)negative) 1 53.56274 6.218475 0.1 48.75237 1.844815 0.01 38.21278−2.777584 0.001 12.10702 −2.964143 0.0001 0.1621473 −6.301391 0.00001−0.9188344 −4.891867

TABLE 3 Cytotoxicity of anti-CD19 Fab_(C term)-GCN4 switch %Cytotoxicity Concentration (nM) RS4;11 (CD19 positive) K562 (CD19negative) 10 92.10811 1.44819 1 76.75676 −3.445695 0.1 66.59459−2.197255 0.01 60.97298 −1.348315 0.001 8.216215 −2.147315 0.0001−2.162161 −3.046195 0.00001 1.945946 −0.299624

Example 11 Cytotoxicity of Various Anti-CD19-GCN4 CAR EC Switches withGCN4 Grafted/Fused to Different Regions of an Anti-CD19 Antibody orAntibody Fragment

The cytotoxic activities of various anti-CD19-GCN4 CAR-EC switchesgrafted/fused to different regions of anti-CD19 FMC63 antibodies orantibody fragments were assessed with the human PBMCs transduced withLV-EF1a-GCN4 (52SR4) to create CAR-T-GCN4 at E:T ratios of 10:1 and 24hour incubation. Switches tested were anti-CD19 Fab_(CL1)-GCN4 (“CL1Fab), anti-CD19-GCN4 Fab_(C-term) (“C-term Fab), anti-CD19IgG_(HC1)-GCN4 (“HC1 IgG”), anti-CD19 IgG_(CL1)-GCN4 (“CL1 IgG”),anti-CD19 IgG_(Hinge)-GCN4 (“Hinge IgG”), anti-CD19 IgG_(WT)-GCN4 (“WtIgG”), anti-CD19 Fab_(HC1)-GCN4 (“HC1 Fab”), and anti-CD19Fab_(N-term LC1)-GCN4 (“N-term LC1 Fab”). Activities were assessedagainst RS4; 11 (CD19⁺) (FIG. 4, Table 4). FIG. 6 depicts the graftingpositions of switches described in this example. The CL1 and HC1grafting positions were applied to both Fab and IgG formats. TheN-terminus grafting is shown as grafted to the light chain, howeverN-terminal grafting is not restricted to the light chain or Fab and mayalso be grafted to the heavy chain as well as the IgG format. The C-termposition on the Fab is isosteric with the hinge IgG. In this context allFab constructs are monovalent and all IgG constructs are bivalent, butthese are not a necessary requirements for CAR-EC switches in general.

TABLE 4 Cytotoxicity of anti-CD19-GCN4 switches Switch Conc C-term HingeN-term (nM) CL1 Fab Fab HC1 IgG CL1 IgG IgG WT IgG HC1 Fab LC1 Fab 1070.10483 63.81551 47.46331 54.02444 67.4252 1.785714 41.07143 59.97437 158.28092 59.53878 39.91614 59.58702 52.76022 2.040816 43.87755 62.537380.1 60.54507 55.26205 39.16142 58.3228 40.62368 3.061224 44.3877662.28107 0.01 46.96017 33.37526 28.09225 56.80573 35.0611 2.5510220.66327 49.46604 0.001 4.444445 −2.09644 1.174004 24.18879 2.6970092.55102 −0.2551 21.52926 0.0001 2.180294 −4.61216 −2.09644 1.685631−5.14117 2.040817 −0.5102 3.075609 0.00001 1.425577 −3.60587 −1.090150.927097 −6.65823 1.785714 −0.7653 5.07E−07 1E−07 0.922432 −1.341720.419288 0.674253 −1.60135 1.27551 −1.27551 1.281505

Example 12 In Vivo Efficacy of Anti-CD19-Fab-GCN4CL1 CAR EC Switch andAnti-GCN4 CAR T-Cells (swiCAR T-Cells) in a Xenograft Tumor Mouse Model

To assess swiCAR-T cell in vivo activity, a pilot study with anorthotopic (liquid) xenograft tumor model based on luciferized NALM-6cells was conducted. In this model swiCAR T-cells demonstratedregression after just 5 days of daily treatment with 0.5 mg/kg ofanti-CD19 (GCN4) CL1 Fab. Treatment with the wild type anti-CD19 Fabwith swiCAR T-cells were not capable of mediating tumor regression (notsignificant by one-way ANOVA). These results demonstrate the ability toredirect swiCAR T-cells in vivo. Experiment details: 10⁶ luciferizedNALM-6 cells were injected I.V. into nonobese diabetic-severe combinedimmunodeficiency (NOD-SCID-γ−/−, NSG) mice. Six days later, 30×10⁶swiCAR T-cells or CART-19 cells (50% transduced) were infused I.V.Dosing of αCD19-Fab-GCN4-CL1 (I.V.) began on the same day, q.d. 0.5mg/kg. After 5 days of dosing (day 11) mice were injected with luciferinand imaged on an in vivo imaging system (IVIS), n=3 or 4, averageradiance (p/s/cm²/sr) plotted measured per mouse, and plotted mean±SEM,**p≦0.05, one-way ANOVA. The difference between no treatment andswiCAR-T+WT Fab is not statistically significant. Results are shown inFIG. 7A.

Example 13 Cloning, Expression and Purification ofAnti-BCMA-IgG-GCN4_(CL1)

Cloning: Mammalian expression vector of CD19 IgG heavy chain wasgenerated by in-frame ligation of amplified anti-BCMA IgG heavy chain(VH and CH1) to pFuse-hIgG1-Fc backbone vector (InvivoGen, CA). A geneencoding antibody BCMA light chain was amplified and cloned into thepFuse vector without hIgG1 Fc fragment. A gene encoding GCN4(NYHLENEVARLKKL=SEQ ID NO: 3) with GGGGS (SEQ ID NO: 48) linker at bothends was synthesized as oligonucleotides. Subsequently,anti-BCMA-IgG-GCN4_(CL1) fusion proteins were created by grafting GCN4with linker sequences at both ends into the CL region of the anti-BCMAlight chain. The resulting mammalian expression vectors were confirmedby DNA sequencing.

Expression and Purification: anti-BCMA-IgG-GCN4_(CL1) was expressedthrough transient transfection of FreeStyle HEK 293 cells withexpression vectors of BCMA-IgG heavy chain and GCN4-BCMA-CL1 lightchain, according to the manufacturer's protocol. Briefly, 28 mLFreeStyle HEK 293 cells containing 3×10⁷ cells were seeded in a 125 mLshaking flask. 15 μg light chain plasmid and 15 μg heavy chain plasmiddiluted in 1 mL Opti-MEM medium were added in 1 mL Opti-MEM containing60 μL 293fectin (Invitrogen, Inc). After the plasmids were incubatedwith 293fectin for 30 min, the lipoplex mixture was added to the cellsuspension. Cells were then shaken at 125 rpm in a 5% CO₂ environment at37° C. Culture medium containing secreted proteins was harvested at 48and 96 hours after transfection. anti-BCMA-IgG-GCN4_(CL1) was purifiedby Protein G chromatography (Thermo Fisher Scientific, IL).

Example 14 Cytotoxicity of Anti-BCMA-IgG-GCN4_(CL1) CAR EC Switch withGCN4 Grafted to the Light Chain of an Anti-BCMA Antibody or AntibodyFragment

The cytotoxic activity of the anti-BCMA-IgG-GCN4_(CL1) CAR-EC switch wasassessed with the human PBMCs transduced with LV-EF1a-GCN4(52SR4) tocreate CAR-T-GCN4 at E:T ratios of 10:1 and 24 hour incubation.Transduction efficiency of PBMCs was approximately 50%. Activities wereassessed against OPM2 (BCMA⁺), by quantifying lactate dehydrogenase dueto cytolysis of target cells (FIG. 8, Table 5).

TABLE 5 Cytotoxicity of anti-BCMA-IgG-GCN4_(CL1) CAR-EC switch andanti-GCN4 CAR-T cell anti-BCMA-IgG-GCN4_(CL1) switch concentration [pM]% cytotoxicity 10000.000 35.52758 1000.000 35.06853 100.000 41.4472510.000 31.59707 1.000 5.575391 0.100 1.13803 0.010 0.812881

While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown anddescribed herein, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art thatsuch embodiments are provided by way of example only. Numerousvariations, changes, and substitutions will now occur to those skilledin the art without departing from the invention. It should be understoodthat various alternatives to the embodiments of the invention describedherein may be employed in practicing the invention.

TABLE 6 Chimeric Antigen Receptor -Nucleotide Sequence NAME SEQ ID NOSEQUENCE LV-EF1a- 1 CAGGTGGCACTTTTCGGGGAAATGTGCGCGGAACCCCTA GCN4(52SR4)-TTTGTTTATTTTTCTAAATACATTCAAATATGTATCCGCTC BBZATGAGACAATAACCCTGATAAATGCTTCAATAATATTGAAAAAGGAAGAGTATGAGTATTCAACATTTCCGTGTCGCCCTTATTCCCTTTTTTGCGGCATTTTGCCTTCCTGTTTTTGCTCACCCAGAAACGCTGGTGAAAGTAAAAGATGCTGAAGATCAGTTGGGTGCACGAGTGGGTTACATCGAACTGGATCTCAACAGCGGTAAGATCCTTGAGAGTTTTCGCCCCGAAGAACGTTTTCCAATGATGAGCACTTTTAAAGTTCTGCTATGTGGCGCGGTATTATCCCGTATTGACGCCGGGCAAGAGCAACTCGGTCGCCGCATACACTATTCTCAGAATGACTTGGTTGAGTACTCACCAGTCACAGAAAAGCATCTTACGGATGGCATGACAGTAAGAGAATTATGCAGTGCTGCCATAACCATGAGTGATAACACTGCGGCCAACTTACTTCTGACAACGATCGGAGGACCGAAGGAGCTAACCGCTTTTTTGCACAACATGGGGGATCATGTAACTCGCCTTGATCGTTGGGAACCGGAGCTGAATGAAGCCATACCAAACGACGAGCGTGACACCACGATGCCTGTAGCAATGGCAACAACGTTGCGCAAACTATTAACTGGCGAACTACTTACTCTAGCTTCCCGGCAACAATTAATAGACTGGATGGAGGCGGATAAAGTTGCAGGACCACTTCTGCGCTCGGCCCTTCCGGCTGGCTGGTTTATTGCTGATAAATCTGGAGCCGGTGAGCGTGGGTCTCGCGGTATCATTGCAGCACTGGGGCCAGATGGTAAGCCCTCCCGTATCGTAGTTATCTACACGACGGGGAGTCAGGCAACTATGGATGAACGAAATAGACAGATCGCTGAGATAGGTGCCTCACTGATTAAGCATTGGTAACTGTCAGACCAAGTTTACTCATATATACTTTAGATTGATTTAAAACTTCATTTTTAATTTAAAAGGATCTAGGTGAAGATCCTTTTTGATAATCTCATGACCAAAATCCCTTAACGTGAGTTTTCGTTCCACTGAGCGTCAGACCCCGTAGAAAAGATCAAAGGATCTTCTTGAGATCCTTTTTTTCTGCGCGTAATCTGCTGCTTGCAAACAAAAAAACCACCGCTACCAGCGGTGGTTTGTTTGCCGGATCAAGAGCTACCAACTCTTTTTCCGAAGGTAACTGGCTTCAGCAGAGCGCAGATACCAAATACTGTCCTTCTAGTGTAGCCGTAGTTAGGCCACCACTTCAAGAACTCTGTAGCACCGCCTACATACCTCGCTCTGCTAATCCTGTTACCAGTGGCTGCTGCCAGTGGCGATAAGTCGTGTCTTACCGGGTTGGACTCAAGACGATAGTTACCGGATAAGGCGCAGCGGTCGGGCTGAACGGGGGGTTCGTGCACACAGCCCAGCTTGGAGCGAACGACCTACACCGAACTGAGATACCTACAGCGTGAGCTATGAGAAAGCGCCACGCTTCCCGAAGGGAGAAAGGCGGACAGGTATCCGGTAAGCGGCAGGGTCGGAACAGGAGAGCGCACGAGGGAGCTTCCAGGGGGAAACGCCTGGTATCTTTATAGTCCTGTCGGGTTTCGCCACCTCTGACTTGAGCGTCGATTTTTGTGATGCTCGTCAGGGGGGCGGAGCCTATGGAAAAACGCCAGCAACGCGGCCTTTTTACGGTTCCTGGCCTTTTGCTGGCCTTTTGCTCACATGTTCTTTCCTGCGTTATCCCCTGATTCTGTGGATAACCGTATTACCGCCTTTGAGTGAGCTGATACCGCTCGCCGCAGCCGAACGACCGAGCGCAGCGAGTCAGTGAGCGAGGAAGCGGAAGAGCGCCCAATACGCAAACCGCCTCTCCCCGCGCGTTGGCCGATTCATTAATGCAGCTGGCACGACAGGTTTCCCGACTGGAAAGCGGGCAGTGAGCGCAACGCAATTAATGTGAGTTAGCTCACTCATTAGGCACCCCAGGCTTTACACTTTATGCTTCCGGCTCGTATGTTGTGTGGAATTGTGAGCGGATAACAATTTCACACAGGAAACAGCTATGACCATGATTACGCCAAGCGCGCAATTAACCCTCACTAAAGGGAACAAAAGCTGGAGCTGCAAGCTTAATGTAGTCTTATGCAATACTCTTGTAGTCTTGCAACATGGTAACGATGAGTTAGCAACATGCCTTACAAGGAGAGAAAAAGCACCGTGCATGCCGATTGGTGGAAGTAAGGTGGTACGATCGTGCCTTATTAGGAAGGCAACAGACGGGTCTGACATGGATTGGACGAACCACTGAATTGCCGCATTGCAGAGATATTGTATTTAAGTGCCTAGCTCGATACAATAAACGGGTCTCTCTGGTTAGACCAGATCTGAGCCTGGGAGCTCTCTGGCTAACTAGGGAACCCACTGCTTAAGCCTCAATAAAGCTTGCCTTGAGTGCTTCAAGTAGTGTGTGCCCGTCTGTTGTGTGACTCTGGTAACTAGAGATCCCTCAGACCCTTTTAGTCAGTGTGGAAAATCTCTAGCAGTGGCGCCCGAACAGGGACCTGAAAGCGAAAGGGAAACCAGAGCTCTCTCGACGCAGGACTCGGCTTGCTGAAGCGCGCACGGCAAGAGGCGAGGGGCGGCGACTGGTGAGTACGCCAAAAATTTTGACTAGCGGAGGCTAGAAGGAGAGAGATGGGTGCGAGAGCGTCAGTATTAAGCGGGGGAGAATTAGATCGCGATGGGAAAAAATTCGGTTAAGGCCAGGGGGAAAGAAAAAATATAAATTAAAACATATAGTATGGGCAAGCAGGGAGCTAGAACGATTCGCAGTTAATCCTGGCCTGTTAGAAACATCAGAAGGCTGTAGACAAATACTGGGACAGCTACAACCATCCCTTCAGACAGGATCAGAAGAACTTAGATCATTATATAATACAGTAGCAACCCTCTATTGTGTGCATCAAAGGATAGAGATAAAAGACACCAAGGAAGCTTTAGACAAGATAGAGGAAGAGCAAAACAAAAGTAAGACCACCGCACAGCAAGCGGCCGCTGATCTTCAGACCTGGAGGAGGAGATATGAGGGACAATTGGAGAAGTGAATTATATAAATATAAAGTAGTAAAAATTGAACCATTAGGAGTAGCACCCACCAAGGCAAAGAGAAGAGTGGTGCAGAGAGAAAAAAGAGCAGTGGGAATAGGAGCTTTGTTCCTTGGGTTCTTGGGAGCAGCAGGAAGCACTATGGGCGCAGCCTCAATGACGCTGACGGTACAGGCCAGACAATTATTGTCTGGTATAGTGCAGCAGCAGAACAATTTGCTGAGGGCTATTGAGGCGCAACAGCATCTGTTGCAACTCACAGTCTGGGGCATCAAGCAGCTCCAGGCAAGAATCCTGGCTGTGGAAAGATACCTAAAGGATCAACAGCTCCTGGGGATTTGGGGTTGCTCTGGAAAACTCATTTGCACCACTGCTGTGCCTTGGAATGCTAGTTGGAGTAATAAATCTCTGGAACAGATTGGAATCACACGACCTGGATGGAGTGGGACAGAGAAATTAACAATTACACAAGCTTAATACACTCCTTAATTGAAGAATCGCAAAACCAGCAAGAAAAGAATGAACAAGAATTATTGGAATTAGATAAATGGGCAAGTTTGTGGAATTGGTTTAACATAACAAATTGGCTGTGGTATATAAAATTATTCATAATGATAGTAGGAGGCTTGGTAGGTTTAAGAATAGTTTTTGCTGTACTTTCTATAGTGAATAGAGTTAGGCAGGGATATTCACCATTATCGTTTCAGACCCACCTCCCAACCCCGAGGGGACCCGACAGGCCCGAAGGAATAGAAGAAGAAGGTGGAGAGAGAGACAGAGACAGATCCATTCGATTAGTGAACGGATCTCGACGGTTAACTTTTAAAAGAAAAGGGGGGATTGGGGGGTACAGTGCAGGGGAAAGAATAGTAGACATAATAGCAACAGACATACAAACTAAAGAATTACAAAAACAAATTACAAAAATTCAAAATTTTATCGAGCTTTGCAAAGATGGATAAAGTTTTAAACAGAGAGGAATCTTTGCAGCTAATGGACCTTCTAGGTCTTGAAAGGAGTGCCTCGTGAGGCTCCGGTGCCCGTCAGTGGGCAGAGCGCACATCGCCCACAGTCCCCGAGAAGTTGGGGGGAGGGGTCGGCAATTGAACCGGTGCCTAGAGAAGGTGGCGCGGGGTAAACTGGGAAAGTGATGTCGTGTACTGGCTCCGCCTTTTTCCCGAGGGTGGGGGAGAACCGTATATAAGTGCAGTAGTCGCCGTGAACGTTCTTTTTCGCAACGGGTTTGCCGCCAGAACACAGGTAAGTGCCGTGTGTGGTTCCCGCGGGCCTGGCCTCTTTACGGGTTATGGCCCTTGCGTGCCTTGAATTACTTCCACCTGGCTGCAGTACGTGATTCTTGATCCCGAGCTTCGGGTTGGAAGTGGGTGGGAGAGTTCGAGGCCTTGCGCTTAAGGAGCCCCTTCGCCTCGTGCTTGAGTTGAGGCCTGGCCTGGGCGCTGGGGCCGCCGCGTGCGAATCTGGTGGCACCTTCGCGCCTGTCTCGCTGCTTTCGATAAGTCTCTAGCCATTTAAAATTTTTGATGACCTGCTGCGACGCTTTTTTTCTGGCAAGATAGTCTTGTAAATGCGGGCCAAGATCTGCACACTGGTATTTCGGTTTTTGGGGCCGCGGGCGGCGACGGGGCCCGTGCGTCCCAGCGCACATGTTCGGCGAGGCGGGGCCTGCGAGCGCGGCCACCGAGAATCGGACGGGGGTAGTCTCAAGCTGGCCGGCCTGCTCTGGTGCCTGGCCTCGCGCCGCCGTGTATCGCCCCGCCCTGGGCGGCAAGGCTGGCCCGGTCGGCACCAGTTGCGTGAGCGGAAAGATGGCCGCTTCCCGGCCCTGCTGCAGGGAGCTCAAAATGGAGGACGCGGCGCTCGGGAGAGCGGGCGGGTGAGTCACCCACACAAAGGAAAAGGGCCTTTCCGTCCTCAGCCGTCGCTTCATGTGACTCCACGGAGTACCGGGCGCCGTCCAGGCACCTCGATTAGTTCTCGAGCTTTTGGAGTACGTCGTCTTTAGGTTGGGGGGAGGGGTTTTATGCGATGGAGTTTCCCCACACTGAGTGGGTGGAGACTGAAGTTAGGCCAGCTTGGCACTTGATGTAATTCTCCTTGGAATTTGCCCTTTTTGAGTTTGGATCTTGGTTCATTCTCAAGCCTCAGACAGTGGTTCAAAGTTTTTTTCTTCCATTTCAGGTGTCGTGAGGAATTCGGTACCGCGGCCGCCCGGGGATCCATGGCCTTACCAGTGACCGCCTTGCTCCTGCCGCTGGCCTTGCTGCTCCACGCCGCCAGGCCGGACGCCGTTGTGACCCAGGAATCCGCTCTGACCTCTTCTCCAGGCGAAACCGTGACTCTGACTTGCCGTAGTAGCACCGGGGCTGTGACCACATCTAACTATGCCAGTTGGGTCCAGGAAAAACCGGATCACCTGTTTACTGGCCTGATTGGCGGCACCAACAATCGCGCACCGGGTGTGCCCGCTCGTTTCAGCGGTTCCCTGATTGGGGACAAGGCAGCACTGACTATCACCGGCGCCCAGACCGAAGATGAGGCGATCTATTTTTGCGTCCTGTGGTACAGCGACCATTGGGTGTTCGGGGGAGGCACCAAACTGACAGTGCTGGGCGGAGGAGGAGGTTCAGGAGGAGGAGGTAGCGGGGGAGGCGGTTCCGGGGGAGGCGGTTCTGATGTGCAGCTGCAAGAATCCGGGCCAGGACTGGTTGCGCCTTCTCAGAGTCTGTCAATTACATGTACTGTTAGTGGCTTTCTGCTGACCGACTATGGTGTGAACTGGGTTCGTCAGAGCCCAGGCAAGGGTCTGGAGTGGCTGGGAGTGATTTGGGGGGATGGAATCACAGACTACAATAGCGCACTGAAATCTCGGCTGAGTGTTACCAAAGATAACAGCAAGTCCCAGGTCTTCCTGAAGATGAACAGCCTGCAAAGCGGCGACTCCGCTCGCTATTACTGCGTTACCGGACTGTTTGATTATTGGGGGCAGGGGACAACTCTGACTGTTTCCTCCACCACGACGCCAGCGCCGCGACCACCAACACCGGCGCCCACCATCGCGTCGCAGCCCCTGTCCCTGCGCCCAGAGGCGTGCCGGCCAGCGGCGGGGGGCGCAGTGCACACGAGGGGGCTGGACTTCGCCTGTGATATCTACATCTGGGCGCCCTTGGCCGGGACTTGTGGGGTCCTTCTCCTGTCACTGGTTATCACCCTTTACTGCAAACGGGGCAGAAAGAAACTCCTGTATATATTCAAACAACCATTTATGAGACCAGTACAAACTACTCAAGAGGAAGATGGCTGTAGCTGCCGATTTCCAGAAGAAGAAGAAGGAGGATGTGAACTGAGAGTGAAGTTCAGCAGGAGCGCAGACGCCCCCGCGTACAAGCAGGGCCAGAACCAGCTCTATAACGAGCTCAATCTAGGACGAAGAGAGGAGTACGATGTTTTGGACAAGAGACGTGGCCGGGACCCTGAGATGGGGGGAAAGCCGAGAAGGAAGAACCCTCAGGAAGGCCTGTACAATGAACTGCAGAAAGATAAGATGGCGGAGGCCTACAGTGAGATTGGGATGAAAGGCGAGCGCCGGAGGGGCAAGGGGCACGATGGCCTTTACCAGGGTCTCAGTACAGCCACCAAGGACACCTACGACGCCCTTCACATGCAGGCCCTGCCCCCTCGCTAAGTCGACAATCAACCTCTGGATTACAAAATTTGTGAAAGATTGACTGGTATTCTTAACTATGTTGCTCCTTTTACGCTATGTGGATACGCTGCTTTAATGCCTTTGTATCATGCTATTGCTTCCCGTATGGCTTTCATTTTCTCCTCCTTGTATAAATCCTGGTTGCTGTCTCTTTATGAGGAGTTGTGGCCCGTTGTCAGGCAACGTGGCGTGGTGTGCACTGTGTTTGCTGACGCAACCCCCACTGGTTGGGGCATTGCCACCACCTGTCAGCTCCTTTCCGGGACTTTCGCTTTCCCCCTCCCTATTGCCACGGCGGAACTCATCGCCGCCTGCCTTGCCCGCTGCTGGACAGGGGCTCGGCTGTTGGGCACTGACAATTCCGTGGTGTTGTCGGGGAAGCTGACGTCCTTTCCATGGCTGCTCGCCTGTGTTGCCACCTGGATTCTGCGCGGGACGTCCTTCTGCTACGTCCCTTCGGCCCTCAATCCAGCGGACCTTCCTTCCCGCGGCCTGCTGCCGGCTCTGCGGCCTCTTCCGCGTCTTCGCCTTCGCCCTCAGACGAGTCGGATCTCCCTTTGGGCCGCCTCCCCGCCTGGAATTCGAGCTCGGTACCTTTAAGACCAATGACTTACAAGGCAGCTGTAGATCTTAGCCACTTTTTAAAAGAAAAGGGGGGACTGGAAGGGCTAATTCACTCCCAACGAAGACAAGATCTGCTTTTTGCTTGTACTGGGTCTCTCTGGTTAGACCAGATCTGAGCCTGGGAGCTCTCTGGCTAACTAGGGAACCCACTGCTTAAGCCTCAATAAAGCTTGCCTTGAGTGCTTCAAGTAGTGTGTGCCCGTCTGTTGTGTGACTCTGGTAACTAGAGATCCCTCAGACCCTTTTAGTCAGTGTGGAAAATCTCTAGCAGTAGTAGTTCATGTCATCTTATTATTCAGTATTTATAACTTGCAAAGAAATGAATATCAGAGAGTGAGAGGAACTTGTTTATTGCAGCTTATAATGGTTACAAATAAAGCAATAGCATCACAAATTTCACAAATAAAGCATTTTTTTCACTGCATTCTAGTTGTGGTTTGTCCAAACTCATCAATGTATCTTATCATGTCTGGCTCTAGCTATCCCGCCCCTAACTCCGCCCAGTTCCGCCCATTCTCCGCCCCATGGCTGACTAATTTTTTTTATTTATGCAGAGGCCGAGGCCGCCTCGGCCTCTGAGCTATTCCAGAAGTAGTGAGGAGGCTTTTTTGGAGGCCTAGGCTTTTGCGTCGAGACGTACCCAATTCGCCCTATAGTGAGTCGTATTACGCGCGCTCACTGGCCGTCGTTTTACAACGTCGTGACTGGGAAAACCCTGGCGTTACCCAACTTAATCGCCTTGCAGCACATCCCCCTTTCGCCAGCTGGCGTAATAGCGAAGAGGCCCGCACCGATCGCCCTTCCCAACAGTTGCGCAGCCTGAATGGCGAATGGCGCGACGCGCCCTGTAGCGGCGCATTAAGCGCGGCGGGTGTGGTGGTTACGCGCAGCGTGACCGCTACACTTGCCAGCGCCCTAGCGCCCGCTCCTTTCGCTTTCTTCCCTTCCTTTCTCGCCACGTTCGCCGGCTTTCCCCGTCAAGCTCTAAATCGGGGGCTCCCTTTAGGGTTCCGATTTAGTGCTTTACGGCACCTCGACCCCAAAAAACTTGATTAGGGTGATGGTTCACGTAGTGGGCCATCGCCCTGATAGACGGTTTTTCGCCCTTTGACGTTGGAGTCCACGTTCTTTAATAGTGGACTCTTGTTCCAAACTGGAACAACACTCAACCCTATCTCGGTCTATTCTTTTGATTTATAAGGGATTTTGCCGATTTCGGCCTATTGGTTAAAAAATGAGCTGATTTAACAAAAATTTAACGCGAATTTTAACAAAATATTAACGTTTACAATTTCC

TABLE 7 CAR Binding Region -Nucleotide & Amino Acid Sequences SEQ IDNAME NO SEQUENCE yeast transcription factor 2 RMKQLEPKVEELLPKNYHGCN4 (7P14P) LENEVARLKKLVGER yeast transcription factor 3 NYHLENEVARLKKLGCN4 minimal binding peptide yeast transcription factor 4GGGGSNYHLENEVARLKK GCN4 minimal binding LGGGGS peptide with linkersHydrophilic target peptide 5 GGGGSDYKDDDDK (HTP)Hydrophilic target peptide 6 GGGGSDYKDDDDKP (HTP) P FLAG ® 7 DYKDDDDK

TABLE 8 CAR-T switch targeting polypeptides-Nucleotide Sequence NAMESEQ ID NO SEQUENCE Light chain of 8GACATCCAGATGACACAGACTACATCCTCCCTGTCTGCCTCTC anti-CD19TGGGAGACAGAGTCACCATCAGTTGCAGGGCAAGTCAGGACA antibodyTTAGTAAATATTTAAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCAGATGGAACTGTTAAACTCCTGATCTACCATACATCAAGATTACACTCAGGAGTCCCATCAAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGGTCTGGAACAGATTATTCTCTCACCATTAGCAACCTGGAGCAAGAAGATATTGCCACTTACTTTTGCCAACAGGGTAATACGCTTCCGTACACGTTCGGAGGGGGGACCAAGCTTGAGATCAAACGAACTGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTCGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGTCCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGA GAGTGT Heavy chain 9GAGGTGAAACTGCAGGAGTCAGGACCTGGCCTGGTGGCGCCC of anti-CD19TCACAGAGCCTGTCCGTCACATGCACTGTCTCAGGGGTCTCAT antibody FabTACCCGACTATGGTGTAAGCTGGATTCGCCAGCCTCCACGAAAGGGTCTGGAGTGGCTGGGAGTAATATGGGGTAGTGAAACCACATACTATAATTCAGCTCTCAAATCCAGACTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAAGTTTTCTTAAAAATGAACAGTCTGCAAACTGATGACACAGCCATTTACTACTGTGCCAAACATTATTACTACGGTGGTAGCTATGCTATGGACTACTGGGGCCAAGGAACCTCAGTCACCGTCTCCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACTGTGCCCTCTAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGT Heavy chain 10GAGGTGAAACTGCAGGAGTCAGGACCTGGCCTGGTGGCGCCC of anti-CD19TCACAGAGCCTGTCCGTCACATGCACTGTCTCAGGGGTCTCAT IgGTACCCGACTATGGTGTAAGCTGGATTCGCCAGCCTCCACGAAAGGGTCTGGAGTGGCTGGGAGTAATATGGGGTAGTGAAACCACATACTATAATTCAGCTCTCAAATCCAGACTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAAGTTTTCTTAAAAATGAACAGTCTGCAAACTGATGACACAGCCATTTACTACTGTGCCAAACATTATTACTACGGTGGTAGCTATGCTATGGACTACTGGGGCCAAGGAACCTCAGTCACCGTCTCCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACTGTGCCCTCTAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCAGCACCTCCAGTCGCCGGACCGTCAGTCTTCCTCTTCCCTCCAAAACCCAAGGACACCCTCATGATCTCCCGGACCCCTGAGGTCACATGCGTGGTGGTGGACGTGAGCCACGAAGACCCTGAGGTCAAGTTCAACTGGTACGTGGACGGCGTGGAGGTGCATAATGCCAAGACAAAGCCGCGGGAGGAGCAGTACAACAGCACGTACCGTGTGGTCAGCGTCCTCACCGTCCTGCACCAGGACTGGCTGAATGGCAAGGAGTACAAGTGCAAGGTCTCCAACAAAGGCCTCCCAAGCTCCATCGAGAAAACCATCTCCAAAGCCAAAGGGCAGCCCCGAGAACCACAGGTGTACACCCTGCCTCCATCCCGGGATGAGCTGACCAAGAACCAGGTCAGCCTGACCTGCCTGGTCAAAGGCTTCTATCCCAGCGACATCGCCGTGGAGTGGGAGAGCAATGGGCAGCCGGAGAACAACTACAAGACCACGCCTCCCGTGCTGGACTCCGACGGCTCCTTCTTCCTCTACAGCAAGCTCACCGTGGACAAGAGCAGGTGGCAGCAGGGGAACGTCTTCTCATGCTCCGTGATGCATGAGGCTCTGCACAACCACTACACGCAGAAGAGCCTCTCCCTGTCTCCGGGTAAA Light chain of 11ATGAAAAAGAATATCGCATTTCTTCTTGCTAGCATGTTCGTTT TrastuzumabTTTCTATTGCTACAAACGCATACGCTGACATCCAGATGACCCA (anti-Her2)GTCTCCATCCTCCCTGTCTGCATCTGTAGGAGACAGAGTCACCATCACTTGCCGGGCAAGTCAGGATGTGAATACCGCGGTCGCATGGTATCAGCAGAAACCAGGGAAAGCCCCTAAGCTCCTGATCTATTCTGCATCCTTCTTGTATAGTGGGGTCCCATCAAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTAGATCTGGGACAGATTTCACTCTCACCATCAGCAGTCTGCAACCTGAAGATTTTGCAACTTACTACTGTCAACAGCATTACACTACCCCTCCGACGTTCGGCCAAGGTACCAAGCTTGAGATCAAACGAACTGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTCGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGTCCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGT Heavy chain 12ATGAAAAAGAATATCGCATTTCTTCTTGCATCTATGTTCGTTTT ofTTCTATTGCTACAAACGCGTACGCTGAGGTGCAGCTGGTGGAG TrastuzumabTCTGGAGGAGGCTTGGTCCAGCCTGGGGGGTCCCTGAGACTCT (anti-Her2)CCTGTGCAGCCTCTGGGTTCAATATTAAGGACACTTACATCCACTGGGTCCGCCAGGCTCCAGGGAAGGGGCTGGAGTGGGTCGCACGTATTTATCCTACCAATGGTTACACACGCTACGCAGACTCCGTGAAGGGCCGATTCACCATCTCCGCAGACACTTCCAAGAACACGGCGTATCTTCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGAGCCGAGGACACGGCCGTGTATTACTGTTCGAGATGGGGCGGTGACGGCTTCTATGCCATGGACTACTGGGGCCAAGGAACCCTGGTCACCGTCTCCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACTGTGCCCTCTAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAAGTTGAG CCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACALight Chain of 13 ATGAAAAAGAATATCGCATTTCTTCTTGCTAGCATGTTCGTTT RituximabTTTCTATTGCTACAAACGCATACGCTCAGATTGTGCTGAGCCA (anti-CD20)GAGCCCGGCGATTCTGAGCGCGAGCCCGGGCGAAAAAGTGACCATGACCTGCCGCGCGAGCAGCAGCGTGAGCTATATTCATTGGTTTCAGCAGAAACCGGGCAGCAGCCCGAAACCGTGGATTTATGCGACCAGCAACCTGGCGAGCGGCGTGCCGGTGCGCTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCAGCTATAGCCTGACCATTAGCCGCGTGGAAGCGGAAGATGCGGCGACCTATTATTGCCAGCAGTGGACCAGCAACCCGCCGACCTTTGGCGGCGGCACCAAGCTTGAGATCAAACGAACTGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTCGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGTCCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGT Heavy Chain 14ATGAAAAAGAATATCGCATTTCTTCTTGCATCTATGTTCGTTTT of RituximabTTCTATTGCTACAAACGCGTACGCTCAGGTGCAGCTGCAGCAG (anti-CD20)CCGGGCGCGGAACTGGTGAAACCGGGCGCGAGCGTGAAAATGAGCTGCAAAGCGAGCGGCTATACCTTTACCAGCTATAACATGCATTGGGTGAAACAGACCCCGGGCCGCGGCCTGGAATGGATTGGCGCGATTTATCCGGGCAACGGCGATACCAGCTATAACCAGAAATTTAAAGGCAAAGCGACCCTGACCGCGGATAAAAGCAGCAGCACCGCGTATATGCAGCTGAGCAGCCTGACCAGCGAAGATAGCGCGGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGCAGCACCTATTATGGCGGCGATTGGTATTTTAACGTGTGGGGCGCGGGCACCACCGTGACCGTGAGCGCGGCGAGCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACTGTGCCCTCTAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACA Light chain of 15ATGAGGGTCCCCGCTCAGCTCCTGGGGCTCCTGCTGCTCTGGC Clone C225TCCCAGGTGCACGATGTGACATCCTGCTGACCCAGTCCCCCGT (anti-EGFR)GATCCTGTCCGTGTCCCCTGGCGAGCGGGTGTCCTTCTCCTGCCGGGCCTCCCAGTCCATCGGCACCAACATCCACTGGTATCAGCAGCGGACCAACGGCTCCCCTCGGCTGCTGATCAAGTACGCCTCCGAGTCTATCTCCGGCATCCCTTCCCGGTTCTCCGGCTCCGGCTCTGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGTCCATCAACTCCGTGGAGTCCGAGGATATCGCCGACTACTACTGCCAGCAGAACAACAACTGGCCTACCACCTTCGGCGCTGGAACCAAGCTGGAGCTGAAGCGTACGGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAG AGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTTGATGAHeavy chain 16 ATGGGTTGGAGCCTCATCTTGCTCTTCCTTGTCGCTGTTGCTACof Clone C225 GCGTGTCCACTCCCAGGTGCAGCTGAAGCAGTCCGGCCCTGG (anti-EGFR)CCTGGTGCAGCCTTCCCAGTCCCTGTCCATCACCTGCACCGTGTCCGGCTTCTCCCTGACCAACTACGGCGTGCACTGGGTGCGCCAGTCCCCCGGCAAGGGCCTGGAGTGGCTGGGCGTGATCTGGTCCGGCGGCAACACCGACTACAACACCCCTTTCACCTCCCGGCTGTCCATCAACAAGGACAACTCCAAGTCCCAGGTGTTCTTCAAGATGAACTCCCTGCAGTCCAACGACACCGCCATCTACTACTGCGCCAGAGCCCTGACCTACTATGACTACGAGTTCGCCTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGTCCGCCGCTAGCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGA CAAAACTCACACATGCCCACCGTGCCCALight chain of 17 GAGAACGTGCTCACCCAATCCCCCGCCATTATGTCCGCCTCCC anti-CLL-1CAGGCGAAAAGGTGACAATGACCTGCAGGGCCAGCTCCAACG antibodyTGATCAGCTCTTACGTGCACTGGTACCAGCAACGGTCCGGCGCCTCCCCTAAGCTGTGGATCTATAGCACAAGCAACCTGGCTTCCGGCGTGCCTGCACGGTTCAGCGGAAGCGGAAGCGGAACAAGTTACTCCCTCACCATTTCTAGCGTTGAAGCCGAGGATGCCGCTACATACTATTGTCAACAGTACAGCGGATACCCCCTGACCTTCGGAGCCGGCACAAAACTGGAGCTCAAGAGAGCAGCTGCAGCTCCCAGCGTGTTCATTTTTCCTCCCTCCGACGAACAACTGAAAAGCGGAACAGCCTCTGTCGTTTGCCTGTTGAACAATTTCTACCCTAGGGAGGCCAAGGTCCAGTGGAAAGTGGATAACGCTCTGCAAAGCGGAAATTCTCAGGAAAGCGTTACCGAACAGGATTCTAAGGACTCTACATACTCTCTGTCTAGCACACTCACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGTCCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGG AGAGTGT Heavy chain 18GACATCCAGCTGCAGGAGAGCGGCCCCGGCCTGGTGAAGCCC of anti-CLL-1AGCCAGAGCCTGAGCCTGACCTGCAGCGTGACCGGCTACAGC antibodyATCACCAGCGCCTATTACTGGAACTGGATCCGGCAGTTCCCCGGCAACAAGCTGGAGTGGATGGGCTACATCAGCTACGACGGCCGGAACAACTACAACCCAAGCCTGAAGAACCGGATCAGCATCACCCGGGACACCAGCAAGAACCAGTTTTTCCTGAAGCTGAACAGCGTGACCACAGAGGACACCGCCACCTATTACTGCGCCAAGGAGGGAGACTACGACGTGGGCAACTACTACGCCATGGACTACTGGGGCCAGGGCACCAGCGTGACCGTGTCTAGCGCCCGGACCAAGGGCCCCAGCGTGTTCCCCCTGGCCCCCAGCTCTAAGAGCACCAGCGGCGGAACCGCCGCTCTGGGCTGCCTGGTGAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAGCCCGTGACCGTGAGCTGGAACAGCGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCCGCCGTGCTGCAGAGCTCTGGCCTGTACAGCCTGAGCAGCGTGGTTACCGTGCCCAGTTCTTCCCTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAACCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAAGTGGAGCCCAAGAGC TGC Light chain of 19GATATTCAGATGACCCAGAGCCCGAGCAGCCTGAGCGCGAGC anti-CD33GTGGGCGATCGCGTGACCATTACCTGCCGCGCGAGCGAAAGC antibodyGTGGATAACTATGGCATTAGCTTTATGAACTGGTTTCAGCAGAAACCGGGCAAAGCGCCGAAACTGCTGATTTATGCGGCGAGCAACCAGGGCAGCGGCGTGCCGAGCCGCTTTAGCGGCAGCGGCAGCGGCACCGATTTTACCCTGAACATTAGCAGCCTGCAGCCGGATGATTTTGCGACCTATTATTGCCAGCAGAGCAAAGAAGTGCCGTGGACCTTTGGCCAGGGCACCAAAGTGGAAATTAAACGAACTGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTTGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGAGCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGA GCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTHeavy chain 20 CAGGTGCAGCTGGTGCAGAGCGGCGCGGAAGTGAAAAAACCG of anti-CD33GGCAGCAGCGTGAAAGTGAGCTGCAAAGCGAGCGGCTATACC antibodyTTTACCGATTATAACATGCATTGGGTGCGCCAGGCGCCGGGCCAGGGCCTGGAATGGATTGGCTATATTTATCCGTATAACGGCGGCACCGGCTATAACCAGAAATTTAAAAGCAAAGCGACCATTACCGCGGATGAAAGCACCAACACCGCGTATATGGAACTGAGCAGCCTGCGCAGCGAAGATACCGCGGTGTATTATTGCGCGCGCGGCCGCCCGGCGATGGATTATTGGGGCCAGGGCACCCTGGTGACCGTGAGCAGCGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCTAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACCGTGCCCTCCAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTCGACAAGAAAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGGTGGCGGTCACCATCACCATC ATCACCACCAC

TABLE 9 CAR-T switch targeting polypeptides -Amino Acid Sequence NAMESEQ ID NO SEQUENCE Light chain of 21DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCKASQDVGIAVAWYQQKPG wildtype anti-KVPKLLIYWASTRHTGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDV CS1 antibodyATYYCQQYSSYPYTFGQGTKLEIK Heavy chain 22EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFDFSRYWMSWVRQ of wildtypeAPGKGLEWIGEINPDSSTINYAPSLKDKFIISRDNAKNSLYLQ anti-CS1MNSLRAEDTAVYYCARPDGNYWYFDVWGQGTLVTVSSAS antibody FabTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNV NHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCLight chain of 23 DIQMTQSPSSMSVSVGDRVTITCHSSQDINSNIGWLQQKPGK anti-SFKGLIYHGTNLDDGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYTLTISSLQPEDFAT EGFRvIIIYYCVQYAQFPWTFGGGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKS antibodyGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQD (Hu806) FabSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKS FNRGEC Heavy chain 24QLQESGPGLVKPSQTLSLTCTVSGYSISSDFAWNWIRQPPGK of anti-GLEWMGYISYSGNTRYQPSLKSRITISRDTSKNQFFLKLNSV EGFRvIIITAADTATYYCVTAGRGFPYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFP antibodyLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVH (Hu806) FabTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTK VDKKVEPKSC Light chain of 25DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRANQGISNNLNWYQQKPG anti-BCMAKAPKPLIYYTSNLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYTLTISSLQPEDFA antibodyTYYCQQFTSLPYTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKS (BCMA98)GTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQD FabSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKS FNRGEC Heavy chain 26EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSNFDMAWVRQA of anti-BCMAPGKGLVWVSSITTGGGDTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAKSTLYL antibodyQMDSLRSEDTAVYYCVRHGYYDGYHLFDYWGQGTLVTVS (BCMA98)SASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSW FabNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYIC NVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCLight Chain of 27 DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPD anti-CD19GTVKLLIYHTSRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIA antibodyTYFCQQGNTLPYTFGGGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTK SFNRGEC Heavy Chain 28EVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPR of anti-CD19KGLEWLGVIWGSETTYYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMN antibody IgGSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK Heavy Chain 29EVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPR of anti-CD19KGLEWLGVIWGSETTYYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMN antibody FabSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNV NHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSC

TABLE 10 CAR-T switches-Amino Acid Sequence NAME SEQ ID NO SEQUENCEanti-CD19 30 DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPD Fab CL1-GTVKLLIYHTSRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIA GCN4 switchTYFCQQGNTLPYTFGGGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLK Light ChainSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQ DSGGGGS NYHLENEVARLKKLGGGGSDSTYSLSSTLTLS KADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC anti-CD19 31DIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTISCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPD IgG CL1-GTVKLLIYHTSRLHSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIA GCN4 switchTYFCQQGNTLPYTFGGGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLK Light ChainSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQ DSGGGGS NYHLENEVARLKKLGGGGSDSTYSLSSTLTLS KADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC anti-CD19 32EVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPR Fab HC1-KGLEWLGVIWGSETTYYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMN GCN4 switchSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSAS Heavy Chain TKGPSVFPLAPSSNYHLENEVARLKKL SGGTAALGCLVKD YFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSC anti-CD19 33EVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPR IgG HC1-KGLEWLGVIWGSETTYYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMN GCN4 switchSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSAS Heavy Chain TKGPSVFPLAPSSNYHLENEVARLKKL SGGTAALGCLVKD YFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHY TQKSLSLSPGK anti-CD19 34EVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPR Fab C term-KGLEWLGVIWGSETTYYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMN GCN4 switchSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSAS Heavy ChainTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNV NHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCGGGGSNYHLENEVARLKKL anti-CD19 35 EVKLQESGPGLVAPSQSLSVTCTVSGVSLPDYGVSWIRQPPRIgG hinge- KGLEWLGVIWGSETTYYNSALKSRLTIIKDNSKSQVFLKMN GCN4 switchSLQTDDTAIYYCAKHYYYGGSYAMDYWGQGTSVTVSSAS Heavy ChainTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNV NHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCGGGGSNYHLENEVARLKKL G GSDKTHTCPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVF SCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGKanti-CD19 36 NYHLENEVARLKKL GGGGSDIQMTQTTSSLSASLGDRVTI Fab CL1 N-SCRASQDISKYLNWYQQKPDGTVKLLIYHTSRLHSGVPSRF term LightSGSGSGTDYSLTISNLEQEDIATYFCQQGNTLPYTFGGGTKL ChainEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYE KHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGECanti-BCMA 37 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRANQGISNNLNWYQQKPG GCN4 CL1KAPKPLIYYTSNLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYTLTISSLQPEDFA light chainTYYCQQFTSLPYTFGQGTKLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQD SGGGGS NYHLENEVARLKKLGGGGSDSTYSLSSTLTLSK ADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC anti-BCMA 38EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSNFDMAWVRQA heavy chainPGKGLVWVSSITTGGGDTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAKSTLYL WT IgGQMDSLRSEDTAVYYCVRHGYYDGYHLFDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSP GK Bold indicates graftedregion (peptide and/or linker(s). Underline indicates peptide.

TABLE 11 pBAD vector with CAR-T targeting moiety -Nucleotide SequenceSEQ ID NAME NO SEQUENCE pBAD- 39 AAGAAACCAATTGTCCATATTGCATCAGACATTGCCGTCCD19wt ACTGCGTCTTTTACTGGCTCTTCTCGCTAACCAAACCGGTAACCCTGATTATTTGCACGGAGTCACACTTTGCTATGCCATAGCATTTTTATCCATAAGATTAGCGGATCCTACCTGACGCTTTTTATCGCAACTCTCTACTGTTTCTCCATACCCGTTTTTTTGGGCTAGAAATAATTTTGTTTAACTTTAAGAAGGAGAATACATCAACTAGTACGCAAGTTCACGTAAAAAGGGTATCTAGAGGTTGAGGTGATTTTATGAAAAAGAATATCGCATTTCTTCTTGCTAGCATGTTCGTTTTTTCTATTGCTACAAACGCATACGCTGACATCCAGATGACACAGACTACATCCTCCCTGTCTGCCTCTCTGGGAGACAGAGTCACCATCAGTTGCAGGGCAAGTCAGGACATTAGTAAATATTTAAATTGGTATCAGCAGAAACCAGATGGAACTGTTAAACTCCTGATCTACCATACATCAAGATTACACTCAGGAGTCCCATCAAGGTTCAGTGGCAGTGGGTCTGGAACAGATTATTCTCTCACCATTAGCAACCTGGAGCAAGAAGATATTGCCACTTACTTTTGCCAACAGGGTAATACGCTTCCGTACACGTTCGGAGGGGGGACCAAGCTTGAGATCAAACGAACTGTGGCTGCACCATCTGTCTTCATCTTCCCGCCATCTGATGAGCAGTTGAAATCTGGAACTGCCTCTGTCGTGTGCCTGCTGAATAACTTCTATCCCAGAGAGGCCAAAGTACAGTGGAAGGTGGATAACGCCCTCCAATCGGGTAACTCCCAGGAGAGTGTCACAGAGCAGGACAGCAAGGACAGCACCTACAGCCTCAGCAGCACCCTGACGCTGAGCAAAGCAGACTACGAGAAACACAAAGTCTACGCCTGCGAAGTCACCCATCAGGGCCTGTCCTCGCCCGTCACAAAGAGCTTCAACAGGGGAGAGTGTTAAGCTGGGGATCCTCTAGAGGTTGAGGTGATTTTATGAAAAAGAATATCGCATTTCTTCTTGCATCTATGTTCGTTTTTTCTATTGCTACAAACGCGTACGCTGAGGTGAAACTGCAGGAGTCAGGACCTGGCCTGGTGGCGCCCTCACAGAGCCTGTCCGTCACATGCACTGTCTCAGGGGTCTCATTACCCGACTATGGTGTAAGCTGGATTCGCCAGCCTCCACGAAAGGGTCTGGAGTGGCTGGGAGTAATATGGGGTAGTGAAACCACATACTATAATTCAGCTCTCAAATCCAGACTGACCATCATCAAGGACAACTCCAAGAGCCAAGTTTTCTTAAAAATGAACAGTCTGCAAACTGATGACACAGCCATTTACTACTGTGCCAAACATTATTACTACGGTGGTAGCTATGCTATGGACTACTGGGGCCAAGGAACCTCAGTCACCGTCTCCTCAGCCTCCACCAAGGGCCCATCGGTCTTCCCCCTGGCACCCTCCTCCAAGAGCACCTCTGGGGGCACAGCGGCCCTGGGCTGCCTGGTCAAGGACTACTTCCCCGAACCGGTGACGGTGTCGTGGAACTCAGGCGCCCTGACCAGCGGCGTGCACACCTTCCCGGCTGTCCTACAGTCCTCAGGACTCTACTCCCTCAGCAGCGTGGTGACTGTGCCCTCTAGCAGCTTGGGCACCCAGACCTACATCTGCAACGTGAATCACAAGCCCAGCAACACCAAGGTGGACAAGAAAGTTGAGCCCAAATCTTGTGACAAAACTCACACATAATAAGTCGACCGATGCCCTTGAGAGCCTTCAACCCAGTCAGCTCCTTCCGGTGGGCGCGGGGCATGACTATCGTCGCCGCACTTATGACTGTCTTCTTTATCATGCAACTCGTAGGACAGGTGCCAAACGGTCTCCAGCTTGGCTGTTTTGGCGGATGAGAGAAGATTTTCAGCCTGATACAGATTAAATCAGAACGCAGAAGCGGTCTGATAAAACAGAATTTGCCTGGCGGCAGTAGCGCGGTGGTCCCACCTGACCCCATGCCGAACTCAGAAGTGAAACGCCGTAGCGCCGATGGTAGTGTGGGGTCTCCCCATGCGAGAGTAGGGAACTGCCAGGCATCAAATAAAACGAAAGGCTCAGTCGAAAGACTGGGCCTTTCGTTTTATCTGTTGTTTGTCGGTGAACGCTCTCCTGAGTAGGACAAATCCGCCGGGAGCGGATTTGAACGTTGCGAAGCAACGGCCCGGAGGGTGGCGGGCAGGACGCCCGCCATAAACTGCCAGGCATCAAATTAAGCAGAAGGCCATCCTGACGGATGGCCTTTTTGCGTTTCTACAAACTCTTTTTGTTTATTTTTCTAAATACATTCAAATATGTATCCGCTCATGAGACAATAACCCTGATAAATGCTTCAATAATATTGAAAAAGGAAGAGTATGAGTATTCAACATTTCCGTGTCGCCCTTATTCCCTTTTTTGCGGCATTTTGCCTTCCTGTTTTTGCTCACCCAGAAACGCTGGTGAAAGTAAAAGATGCTGAAGATCAGTTGGGTGCACGAGTGGGTTACATCGAACTGGATCTCAACAGCGGTAAGATCCTTGAGAGTTTTCGCCCCGAAGAACGTTTTCCAATGATGAGCACTTTTAAAGTTCTGCTATGTGGCGCGGTATTATCCCGTGTTGACGCCGGGCAAGAGCAACTCGGTCGCCGCATACACTATTCTCAGAATGACTTGGTTGAGTACTCACCAGTCACAGAAAAGCATCTTACGGATGGCATGACAGTAAGAGAATTATGCAGTGCTGCCATAACCATGAGTGATAACACTGCGGCCAACTTACTTCTGACAACGATCGGAGGACCGAAGGAGCTAACCGCTTTTTTGCACAACATGGGGGATCATGTAACTCGCCTTGATCGTTGGGAACCGGAGCTGAATGAAGCCATACCAAACGACGAGCGTGACACCACGATGCCTGTAGCAATGGCAACAACGTTGCGCAAACTATTAACTGGCGAACTACTTACTCTAGCTTCCCGGCAACAATTAATAGACTGGATGGAGGCGGATAAAGTTGCAGGACCACTTCTGCGCTCGGCCCTTCCGGCTGGCTGGTTTATTGCTGATAAATCTGGAGCCGGTGAGCGTGGGTCTCGCGGTATCATTGCAGCACTGGGGCCAGATGGTAAGCCCTCCCGTATCGTAGTTATCTACACGACGGGGAGTCAGGCAACTATGGATGAACGAAATAGACAGATCGCTGAGATAGGTGCCTCACTGATTAAGCATTGGTAACTGTCAGACCAAGTTTACTCATATATACTTTAGATTGATTTAAAACTTCATTTTTAATTTAAAAGGATCTAGGTGAAGATCCTTTTTGATAATCTCATGACCAAAATCCCTTAACGTGAGTTTTCGTTCCACTGAGCGTCAGACCCCGTAGAAAAGATCAAAGGATCTTCTTGAGATCCTTTTTTTCTGCGCGTAATCTGCTGCTTGCAAACAAAAAAACCACCGCTACCAGCGGTGGTTTGTTTGCCGGATCAAGAGCTACCAACTCTTTTTCCGAAGGTAACTGGCTTCAGCAGAGCGCAGATACCAAATACTGTCCTTCTAGTGTAGCCGTAGTTAGGCCACCACTTCAAGAACTCTGTAGCACCGCCTACATACCTCGCTCTGCTAATCCTGTTACCAGTGGCTGCTGCCAGTGGCGATAAGTCGTGTCTTACCGGGTTGGACTCAAGACGATAGTTACCGGATAAGGCGCAGCGGTCGGGCTGAACGGGGGGTTCGTGCACACAGCCCAGCTTGGAGCGAACGACCTACACCGAACTGAGATACCTACAGCGTGAGCTATGAGAAAGCGCCACGCTTCCCGAAGGGAGAAAGGCGGACAGGTATCCGGTAAGCGGCAGGGTCGGAACAGGAGAGCGCACGAGGGAGCTTCCAGGGGGAAACGCCTGGTATCTTTATAGTCCTGTCGGGTTTCGCCACCTCTGACTTGAGCGTCGATTTTTGTGATGCTCGTCAGGGGGGCGGAGCCTATGGAAAAACGCCAGCAACGCGGCCTTTTTACGGTTCCTGGCCTTTTGCTGGCCTTTTGCTCACATGTTCTTTCCTGCGTTATCCCCTGATTCTGTGGATAACCGTATTACCGCCTTTGAGTGAGCTGATACCGCTCGCCGCAGCCGAACGACCGAGCGCAGCGAGTCAGTGAGCGAGGAAGCGGAAGAGCGCCTGATGCGGTATTTTCTCCTTACGCATCTGTGCGGTATTTCACACCGCATATGGTGCACTCTCAGTACAATCTGCTCTGATGCCGCATAGTTAAGCCAGTATACACTCCGCTATCGCTACGTGACTGGGTCATGGCTGCGCCCCGACACCCGCCAACACCCGCTGACGCGCCCTGACGGGCTTGTCTGCTCCCGGCATCCGCTTACAGACAAGCTGTGACCGTCTCCGGGAGCTGCATGTGTCAGAGGTTTTCACCGTCATCACCGAAACGCGCGAGGCAGCAGATCAATTCGCGCGCGAAGGCGAAGCGGCATGCATAATGTGCCTGTCAAATGGACGAAGCAGGGATTCTGCAAACCCTATGCTACTCCGTCAAGCCGTCAATTGTCTGATTCGTTACCAATTATGACAACTTGACGGCTACATCATTCACTTTTTCTTCACAACCGGCACGGAACTCGCTCGGGCTGGCCCCGGTGCATTTTTTAAATACCCGCGAGAAATAGAGTTGATCGTCAAAACCAACATTGCGACCGACGGTGGCGATAGGCATCCGGGTGGTGCTCAAAAGCAGCTTCGCCTGGCTGATACGTTGGTCCTCGCGCCAGCTTAAGACGCTAATCCCTAACTGCTGGCGGAAAAGATGTGACAGACGCGACGGCGACAAGCAAACATGCTGTGCGACGCTGGCGATATCAAAATTGCTGTCTGCCAGGTGATCGCTGATGTACTGACAAGCCTCGCGTACCCGATTATCCATCGGTGGATGGAGCGACTCGTTAATCGCTTCCATGCGCCGCAGTAACAATTGCTCAAGCAGATTTATCGCCAGCAGCTCCGAATAGCGCCCTTCCCCTTGCCCGGCGTTAATGATTTGCCCAAACAGGTCGCTGAAATGCGGCTGGTGCGCTTCATCCGGGCGAAAGAACCCCGTATTGGCAAATATTGACGGCCAGTTAAGCCATTCATGCCAGTAGGCGCGCGGACGAAAGTAAACCCACTGGTGATACCATTCGCGAGCCTCCGGATGACGACCGTAGTGATGAATCTCTCCTGGCGGGAACAGCAAAATATCACCCGGTCGGCAAACAAATTCTCGTCCCTGATTTTTCACCACCCCCTGACCGCGAATGGTGAGATTGAGAATATAACCTTTCATTCCCAGCGGTCGGTCGATAAAAAAATCGAGATAACCGTTGGCCTCAATCGGCGTTAAACCCGCCACCAGATGGGCATTAAACGAGTATCCCGGCAGCAGGGGATCATTTTGCGCTTCAGCCATACT TTTCATACTCCCGCCATTCAGAG

TABLE 12 Linker-Amino Acid Sequence NAME SEQ ID NO SEQUENCE 40(GGGGS)_(n), n is at least 1 41 (GGGS)_(n), n is at least 1 42(GGS)_(n), n is at least 1 43 (G_(m)S)_(n), n is at least 1, m is atleast 1 44 (X_(m)S)_(n), n is at least 1, m is at least 1 and X is anamino acid Bold indicates grafted region (peptide and/or linker(s).Underline indicates peptide.

What is claimed is:
 1. A kit comprising: a. a chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch comprising: i. a peptidic antigencomprising a yeast transcription factor GCN4 peptide that binds to andactivates an anti-GCN4 chimeric antigen receptor on an effector cell;said GCN4 peptide comprising a portion of SEQ ID NO: 2 that is at least12 amino acids; and ii. a targeting moiety that binds a cell surfacemolecule on a target cell; and b. a chimeric antigen receptor-effectorcell comprising an anti-GNC4 chimeric antigen receptor that binds to thepeptidic antigen of the chimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switch.2. The kit of claim 1, wherein the binding of the chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch to the chimeric antigen receptor on aneffector cell induces an immune response that is cytotoxic to the targetcell also bound to the chimeric antigen receptor-effector cell switch.3. The kit of claim 1, wherein the targeting moiety comprises atargeting peptide.
 4. The kit of claim 1, wherein the targeting moietycomprises a targeting antibody or an antigen binding fragment of anantibody.
 5. The kit of claim 4, wherein the targeting antibody or theantigen binding fragment of the antibody is selected from the groupconsisting of: an immunoglobulin, an Fc null immunoglobulin, a Fab, andantigen binding fragments thereof.
 6. The kit of claim 4, wherein thetargeting moiety is selected from the group consisting of: an anti-EGFRantibody, an anti-Her2 antibody, an anti-EGFRvIII antibody, an anti-CD33antibody, an anti-CLL-1 antibody, an anti-CEA antibody, an anti-CD19antibody, an anti-CD22 antibody, an anti-BCMA antibody, and an anti-CS1antibody, and antigen binding fragments thereof.
 7. The kit of claim 4,wherein the targeting antibody or the antigen binding fragment of theantibody comprises a light chain and a heavy chain pair, wherein thelight chain and heavy chain are encoded by nucleic acid sequencescomprising nucleic acid sequence pairs selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NOs: 8 and 9; SEQ ID NOs: 8 and 10; SEQ ID NOs: 11and 12; SEQ ID NOs. 13 and 14; SEQ ID NOs: 15 and 16; SEQ ID NOs: 17 and18; and SEQ ID NOs: 19 and
 20. 8. The kit of claim 4, wherein thetargeting antibody or the antigen binding fragment of the antibodycomprises a light chain and a heavy chain pair, wherein the light chainand heavy chain comprise amino acid sequence pairs selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NOs: 21 and 22; SEQ ID NOs: 23 and 24; SEQID NOs. 25 and 26; SEQ ID NOs: 27 and 28; and SEQ ID NOs: 27 and
 29. 9.The kit of claim 4, wherein the targeting antibody or the antigenbinding fragment of the antibody comprises a light chain and a heavychain pair, wherein the light chain and heavy chain comprise amino acidsequence pairs selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs: 30 and29; SEQ ID NOs: 36 and 29; SEQ ID NOs: 31 and 28; SEQ ID NOs: 27 and 32;SEQ ID NOs: 27 and 33; SEQ ID NOs: 27 and 34; and SEQ ID NOs: 27 and 35.10. The kit of claim 4, wherein the peptidic antigen is fused to aterminus of the targeting antibody or the antigen binding fragment ofthe antibody.
 11. The kit of claim 4, wherein the peptidic antigen isfused to a region of the targeting antibody or antigen binding fragmentof the antibody selected from the group consisting of: an N terminus ofa light chain, a C terminus of a light chain, an N terminus of a heavychain, a C terminus of a Fab heavy chain, and a C terminus of a heavychain constant region.
 12. The kit of claim 1, further comprising alinker that links the peptidic antigen and the targeting moiety.
 13. Thekit of claim 12, wherein the linker comprises about 1 to about 20 aminoacids.
 14. The kit of claim 12, wherein the linker comprises a sequenceselected from SEQ ID NOs: 38-42.
 15. The kit of claim 1, wherein thetargeting moiety is selected from the group consisting of: an anti-Her2antibody, an anti-BCMA antibody, an anti-CD19 antibody, an anti-CEAantibody, and antigen binding fragments thereof.
 16. The kit of claim 1,wherein the target cell is a cancer cell.
 17. The kit of claim 1,wherein the cell surface molecule is a tumor associated antigen.
 18. Thekit of claim 1, wherein the cell surface molecule is selected from thegroup consisting of: a cluster of differentiation protein, a receptor,an integral membrane protein and a glycoprotein.
 19. The kit of claim 4,wherein the targeting antibody or antigen binding fragment of theantibody comprises a light chain and a heavy chain pair, wherein thelight chain and heavy chain are encoded by nucleic acid sequencescomprising nucleic acid sequence pairs selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NOs: 8 and 9; SEQ ID NOs: 8 and
 10. 20. The kit ofclaim 4, wherein the targeting antibody or the antigen binding fragmentof the antibody comprises a light chain and a heavy chain pair, whereinthe light chain and heavy chain comprise amino acid sequence pairsselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs: 27 and 28; and SEQ IDNOs: 27 and
 29. 21. The kit of claim 1, wherein the chimeric antigenreceptor-effector cell switch comprises a light chain and a heavy chainpair, wherein the light chain and heavy chain comprise amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NOs: 36 and
 29. 22. The kit of claim 1, wherein theyeast transcription factor GCN4 peptide comprises a sequence that is atleast 85% identical to SEQ ID NO:
 3. 23. The kit of claim 1, wherein theyeast transcription factor GCN4 peptide that binds to and activates theanti-GCN4 chimeric antigen receptor on an effector cell; said GCN4peptide comprising a portion of SEQ ID NO: 2 that (i) is at least 12amino acids (ii) is at least 85% identical to SEQ ID NO: 3; and (iii)that does not dimerize.
 24. The kit of claim 23, wherein the targetingmoiety comprises a targeting antibody or an antigen binding fragment ofan antibody.
 25. The kit of claim 24, wherein the targeting moiety isselected from the group consisting of: an anti-EGFR antibody, ananti-Her2 antibody, an anti-EGFRvIII antibody, an anti-CD33 antibody, ananti-CLL-1 antibody, an anti-CEA antibody, an anti-CD19 antibody, ananti-CD22 antibody, an anti-BCMA antibody, and an anti-CS1 antibody, andantigen binding fragments thereof.